Wilcox Central High School Library Orientation for Students Created by: Wilcox Central high Media Center

Mission of the Library  The mission of the library media program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information.

Meet the Librarians  Mrs. Thomas  Mr. Bonner  Ms. Smith

Library Rules for Students

General Rules  No backpacks!  No food or drink!  Whisper  One student per table  Respect other students and library property.

Tour of the Library

Entrance  Security System  Book Return  Professional Section

Periodicals  Newspapers  Magazines Indexed (blue label) Non-indexed (white label)  Periodical Indexes

Circulation Desk  Sign in/out  Check books in/out  Computer sign in  Book Suggestions  Help Desk

Signing In  Sign in and show your pass.  For permission to use a research computer go to the circulation desk.

Checking Out  Check out period is two weeks.  Use last name or 5-digit county number (same as cafeteria).  Two book limit (only one may be fiction).  Overdue items will be fined 10 cents each day, 25 cents for overnight items.

Additional Resources  Vertical File  News Articles – 15 cents each or 2 for 25 cents  Pencils – 10 cents  Pens – 25 cents  Note cards – 2 cents each

Using the Copier  Ask a librarian or library assistant for help.  Copies cost 15 cents each or 2 for 25 cents.  Color copies cost 50 cents each.

College & Career Info Section  College Brochures & DVD’s  Technical College Information  Military Information

Reference Section  Encyclopedias  Spanish Encyclopedias  Dictionaries  Unabridged dictionaries  Atlases  National Geographic with Indexes

Biography & Collective Biography  Individual biographies  Collective Biographies

General Works ( )  Encyclopedias  Journalism  Library Science  General Collections

Philosophy and Psychology ( )  Who am I?  Man thinks about himself  Personalities  Ethics  Knowledge

Religion ( )  Who made me?  Man thinks about God  Bible  Christian theology and denominations  Non-Christian Religions  Mythology

Social Sciences ( )  Man thinks about other people  Sociology  Government  Law  Education  Customs and folk lore  Testing helps

Language ( )  Language  Man learns to communicate with others through words  Grammar  Dictionaries  Foreign Languages

Science ( )  Understanding nature  Land  Sea  Sky  Mathematics  Biology  Chemistry

Applied Science and Useful Arts ( )  Weapons  Medicine  Farming  Culinary Arts  Architecture

Fine Arts & Recreation ( )  Art forms  Dance  Photography  Music  Sports

Literature ( )  Stories  Fables  Epics  Poetry  Plays

History, Geography, Travel ( )  Events  People  Places  United States  World Wars  Vietnam War

Fiction and Non-fiction  Fiction books for pleasure reading  Story Collection  Non-fiction for factual and research based reading

Additional Library Use  Break  Lunch  Before/After school

Other Library Activities  Barnes & Noble Book Fair Two times each year Requests accepted  Recycling Ink Cartridges Cell phones Laptops Video games