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 About
the Library
We pledge
our support to make this school the very best that it can be.
We will continually strive for new and exciting ways to work
with you and your students in a creative approach to the learning
process. Student learning is enhanced when a quality library
program is in place. We look forward to working with
you and your students this year.
Hours and Circulation
The
library opens at 7:00 am daily, and closes at 3pm. The Library
Office Assistant will be in the Library until 4pm every day.
Students may check out materials until 4pm with a pass. Please
do not send students to stay in the library after school without
supervision as we have many clubs, teachers, and others meeting
in the library after school already. Teachers are welcome
to come to the library at any time - call first (ext. 8738)
if you want to be sure that one of us is here.
Please remember that everything (books, magazines, videos,
etc) must be checked out at the circulation desk. Materials
are checked out to teachers for a 3-week (videos are 2 weeks)
period, but they may keep materials as long as they are needed.
If you are sending a student to the library to get something
for you, please send your request in writing. Materials for
a particular assignment may be put on reserve at the discretion
of the classroom teacher.
Students are issued library cards when they enroll at Glasgow,
and the cards are good until they leave Glasgow. Library cards
are kept at the library circulation desk. Students may check
materials out for 2 weeks, and may renew if necessary. Overdue
notices are printed every Tuesday and are delivered to English
teachers for distribution. There are no fines, but students
are billed for lost or damaged books.
Class
Use
Teachers must sign up in advance with one of the librarians
to bring their class to the library. The library can handle
two classes at a time depending upon the nature of the work
that the students are doing, and size of the classes.
Individual Student Use
Students
are welcome to use the library for study, research, recreational
reading, or to purse individual interests during the day.
Written passes from a teacher are required at all times during
the day. Passes should include the following information:
student's name, date, time, work to be accomplished while
in the library, and teacher signature (not initials).
The student will be responsible for returning the pass to
the teacher at the end of the period. We will be happy to
sign the pass for them to return to you. We request that each
teacher send no more than 3 students on passes at one time.
If you need to send more than that, please discuss it with
one of the librarians. Students who do not exhibit appropriate
library behavior will be sent back to class.
** Due to the fact that the Library has new upholstered furniture,
food, drinks and gum are not permitted in the Library during
or after school.
Materials
Our library
provides extensive resources for students and teachers. The
collection includes over 18,000 books, and access to over
2000 magazines and newspapers, either in print or online.
The Library purchases several online databases: Proquest,
Big Chalk, Electric Library, SIRS and Grolier Online. These
databases are available online anywhere in the building as
well as from home. Accelerated Reader testing is available
from the server on most computers in the building. Most of
our fiction collection is part of the AR program. We also
have a small professional collection dealing mainly with broad
topics currently under study at Glasgow.
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