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Library HOURS
Monday: 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.Tuesday : 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
*Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. – 4 p.m.Thursday: 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.*Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Monday – Friday from class(WITH A PASS FROM YOUR TEACHER)
During PAL as needed*Shortened Library schedule
LIBRARY RULES
STUDENTS MUST ENTER THE MEDIA CENTER QUIETLY.
STUDENT SHOULD FOLLOW DIRECTIONS.
STUDENTS SHOULD BE RESPECTFUL TO TEACHERS, CLASSMATES, AND VISITORS.
STUDENTS ARE NOT TO MUTILIATE ANY BOOKS HOUSED IN THE MEDIA CENTER.
STUDENTS ARE TO LEAVE THE BOOKS NEATLY AT THE EDGE OF THE SHELVES.
STUDENTS ARE TO PUSH CHAIR IN ON THE RIGHT CORNER OF TABLE.
Basic library policies
The library is for research, study and reading
Good library users are doing something productive and non-disruptive
The library is used by individuals and classes
Students: need a pass during class time – except from reading class
“A capacity and taste for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by
others.” - Abraham Lincoln
Food, drink,and other things
No food, drink or gum is allowed in the library except by prior arrangement. Water bottles must be kept away from all computers including laptops
No outside electronic devices including audio or video players, cell phones and pagers in the library
Put newspapers and other waste paper in a recycle bin
RETURNING Library materials
Return all library materials in the book drop located in the circulation desk
Do not return books used in the library to the shelves after using them.
Leave them on a table or put them in the drop box for library staff to re-shelve
WHAT ARE FICTION BOOKS?
FICTION - BOOKS THAT ARE NOT TRUE
ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR’S LAST NAME.
FIC- FIRST THREE LETTERS OF THE AUTHOR’S NAME.
WHAT ARE NON- FICTION BOOKS?
BOOKS WITH FACTUAL INFORMATION.ARRANGED ON THE SHELVES BY CALL NUMBER.
EXAMPLE: 004 EDE
BIOGRAPHIES – Non-fiction
BOOKS ABOUT APERSON’S LIFE
ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY
CALL NUMBER IS 92PLUS THE FIRST THREE LETTERS OFTHE SUBJECT OF THE BOOK
REFERENCE BOOKS
THESE BOOKS CANNOT BE CHECKED OUT OF THE MEDIA CENTER.
ALMANACS
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
DICTIONARIES
ATLAS
NEWSPAPERS
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE
COURIER DEMOCRAT
POST DISPATCH
Can be used for class assignments – only from recycle box. Please do not cut up current papers on the counter.
LIBRARY MEDIA CENER RESOURCES AND
FACILITIES FICTION BOOKS (A-Z)
NON FICTION BOOKS (000-999) REFERENCE BOOKS
MAGAZINES NEWSPAPERS
CIRCULATION DESK DESTINY (LIBRARY CATALOG) INDEPENDENT WORK AREAS INFORMAL READING AREAS
ACCESSING THE INTERNETClick on *Internet Explorer* .
This will open two pages. One is for the Dardanelle District Homepage, and the other is for library book search. Notice the tabs at the top.
This is how you will navigate back and forth from one page to another.
Please do not close out a browser window. If you need to open a new page, you can either open a whole page, or a new tab.
More on internet use
Email use in the library is allowed only for educational purposes
Do not print from the computer unless you have asked for permission
You must follow all acceptable use policies of the school district – you and your parents signed this form at the beginning of the year.
ONLINE DATABASES
Do a search on the databases before you search on Google
Better than Google They provide more reliable
information Easy to access through Dardanelle
District Homepage"The problem with quotes on the Internet is that it is hard to verify their authenticity" — Abraham Lincoln (Words of Abraham Lincoln)
ACCELERATED READER
YOU CAN RECOGNIZE AR BOOKS BY THE BLUE LABELON THE SPINE.
THIS LABELINDICATES THAT
THE BOOK IS AR – CHECK FOR
READING LEVEL, POINT VALUE,
AND QUIZ NUMBER