Charles F. Crisp Media Center

General Library Information Library Hours 8:00-3:30 All students need a written note from the classroom teacher. Use of the computers must be approved by the librarian or aide. Please be courteous of other students studying in the library.

What Types of Books can I Find??? Fiction books are story books, invented stories, and imaginary tales. All fiction books are arranged in alphabetical order by the author’s last name. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling will have a call number on the spine. FIC --- for Fiction ROW ---Author’s first three letters in his last name. Harry Potter FIC ROW

Non-Fiction Books Non-Fiction books are books containing factual information. These are books about whales, dinosaurs, baseball etc… Non-Fiction books are organized by Dewey Numbers. A book about whales would be found in the 500’s. Dewey Groups @ mikids.com Killer Whales 599

Reference Books Reference Books are encyclopedias, atlases, dictionaries etc.

Where Do I Find Fiction Books??? As you come in the front. All fiction books are located on the left side of the media center. Fiction Books are in order by the author’s last name.

Non-Fiction Books All non-fiction books, reference, and biographies are on the right. Non-Fiction books are in order by Dewey Numbers.

How do I Know What is in Our Library??? All classroom and library computers have a quicksearch icon on the desktop. All of our books, audio visuals, and related web sites are listed. Quick Search

Check-out Procedures In order to check out books you must have your library card. The check out period is for two weeks. When you receive an overdue notice in homeroom see me that day. Fines of $.10 per day are issued if there is no attempt on the students’ part to take care of an overdue book notice. Reference and Audio Visuals may be checked out overnight.

Book Check-Out See a librarian to check out books, if no one is available… Make sure the InfoCentre screen in my office is on check out. Scan your library barcode label in the book. Your name will come up on the screen. Scan the barcode of the book. It is on the back. Watch to make sure the name of the book is listed on the screen. The due date will come up. Clicking next will clear your library ID.

Book Check-In Place the book in the book drop in the front of the media center or… Give the elementary or high school librarian the book in the back. If you checked the book out from the high school collection please make the elementary librarian aware of that.

Computer Policies Acceptable Use Policy- All students have signed an AUP. Remember the rules and policies of agreement violations. Southland Acceptable Use Policy Infraction of the rules will lead to disciplinary action.

Computer Etiquette Logging onto a computer must be done through the librarian or aide. Either a note from the teacher or a description of the assignment and teacher’s name is necessary. No e-mail may be accessed at school. No games!

We are Here to Help!!! Don’t hesitate to ask. That is what we are here for. If we don’t know, we will try to find out. There are many educational websites available to the school through InfoCentre. There will be a list of Jr. High Favorites posted each month. If you’ve read a good book. Let us know. We hope you have a great school year!