HILLHURST SCHOOL LIBRARY ORIENTATION

SEPTEMBER 2014

LIBRARY LAYOUT

Nonfiction shelved by Dewey Decimal number Fiction shelved by Author’s last name

Non Fiction

Non Fiction

Fiction

Junior

PL-ProfessionalFiction

Non E-PictureBooks

E-Picture Books

X-Easy

Read

Circ

Desk

Mag

Junior Fiction

Ref

Printers & Computer

PL

G-G

raphic

Mult

Put in library tub and take to return

cart

Come to the library

and choose books

Check out books

Take books

home to read

Bring library

books to school

ON LIBRARY DAY…

CHECKING OUT BOOKS

Maximum 2 books at a time Up to 3 additional for school projects Procedure

If I am not there, sign out in the Blue Book

Get Browser card

Select books•Use browser card to mark book’s place on shelf

Return browser card

Check out books

Fill in each box on the blue book sheet Write the Hillhurst barcode in the last box Neat printing

BLUE BOOK CHECKOUT

Date Name&Room # Book Title Barcode

Sep 12 Joe S. Room 6 Firewing 31-112345

If item is more than a month overdue, no other books may be signed out

If need more time, ask to renew book

LOAN PERIODS

Material Loan Period

Notes

Book 2 weeks

Magazines 2 weeks

DVD Term Teacher only

Reference Library use only

RENEWALS AND HOLDS

Renew to get material for 2 more weeks

Renew up to 2 times if not on hold for someone else

Holds - for materials already checked out

You will be added to the Hold list

Kept for 1 week After that Hold is

cancelled

Place Renewals and H o l d s at the Circulation Desk

Where: on the return cart Pile books on cart neatly with like

books together When:

Weekly class library time At other times

• ask teacher if during class time What if: book is lost, wet, dirty or

damaged? PLEASE let me know If it can’t be fixed/found, replacement cost $$

must be paid

RETURNING BOOKS

Inside voices in the library

Use a browser card

Ensure books on shelf are

At front of shelf

Spine out

Keep books clean and dry and happy

Return books on time

Put books neatly on return cart in piles of like

books

LIBRARY ETIQUETTE

HOW TO KEEP BOOKS HAPPY

Lunch and water bottle

Rain, snow Small children and

pets

Food

Pens, pencils, crayons, etc.

Keep library books in a plastic bag in backpack

Have a special place for library books that they can’t reach

Don’t eat and read at the same time

Keep book away from your drawing area

Hazards Strategy

USING e-LIBRARY Access e-Library from school website

http://www.cbe.ab.ca/b218 Use it to - search for materials

- view your checkouts1

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LIBRARY WEBSITE

Awarded every week Winner is class with

no overdues Prize is to have Bone

stuffie in your class for the week

Held in October to celebrate Canadian Library Month

Winning bookmarks are featured each month in the library

Platinum Bone Award Bookmark Contest

Scholastic Book FairYou should read this

book!

Blog – for library news, book reviews, newly arrived books Reading suggestions Homework help Wish list – to recommend books the library should get Events

Use good library etiquette

Loan period is 2 weeks

Renewals and Holds are available

Keep books clean, dry and happy

Use e-Library to look for materials or view checkouts

Visit the Library webpage

SUMMARY

o This is YOUR library!Let’s keep it in great shape so it

works for you.

CONCLUSION