1. Delaware Valley HS
Library Orientation
Welcome
to the
Library!

2. What will be covered? Library staff Hours Library and computer rules
Checkout, renewals, and overdue books
Tech information
Navigating the library
Using “call numbers” to find a book
Accessing the library catalog

3. Library Staff
Mrs. Anderson
Librarian
Mrs. Morley
Library Assistant

4. Library Hours
Monday – Thursday
7:50am – 4:20pm
Friday
7:50am – 2:38pm

5. General Library Use
Before school - No pass needed – you do not need to sign in
No late passes
With a class - No pass needed – you do not need to sign in
During a class - Must have a pass – you must sign in and out
During lunch - Must have a pass from the library or a teacher
– you must sign in and out No late passes
After school - Must have an after-school pass from the teacher
who assigned the research
- you must sign in and out

6. Library Rules All Student Handbook rules apply.
No food, drinks, candy, and gum
Cell phones should not be visible at any time.
Ipods and/or ear buds are not permitted without permission.
All purses and bags of any type are to be left in the cubbies by the door.
Students are expected to be courteous, quiet and respectful at all times!

7. Computer Rules Computers are for educational use only.
Games are not permitted at any time.
You may work to yourself or retrieve an you sent to yourself only.
Students must follow all computer usage guidelines located in the student handbook.

8. Book Checkout 3 book maximum for checkouts (includes magazines)
Current month magazines may not be checked out.
Length for checkouts: 2 weeks
Books may be renewed twice unless there is a hold on the book
Reference books are not checked out
Students are responsible for all items signed
out in their name.

9. Overdue Books and Fines
A fine of 10 cents per day will be charged for overdue books and magazines.
A fine of 25 cents per day will be charged for interlibrary loan books.
If you have an overdue book or magazine, you will not be allowed to check out anymore items until the overdue book is returned and library fines are paid.

10. Lost or Damaged Books Please treat our books with care and respect.
Students will be required to pay for the cost of lost or damaged books.

11. Overdue Notices Distributed in your homeroom every two weeks
Read it carefully – Is your book late?
Or do you just owe a fine for returning
it late?
Do not ignore

12. Tech Miscellanea Save all your work to “My Documents”
Make a Gmail account to send documents back and forth to yourself.
Students do not need to ask to print
Remember to LOG OFF when you leave!

13. Navigating the Library
Our Collection
Fiction
Non-fiction
Reference
ebooks
Biography
Short Stories
Bestsellers
Magazines/Newspapers
Graphic novels/Manga

14. Navigating the Library
Call Numbers
Each book’s Call Number is the address of that book in the library.
Call numbers are made up of the Dewey Decimal Number for that subject plus the first three letters of the author’s last name.
All books about a particular subject will have the same Dewey Decimal Number, but the author’s initials may vary.
Books in the library are arranged on the shelves from Those with the same Dewey Decimal Number are then arranged alphabetically by the author’s last name.

15. Navigating the Library
Nonfiction
Arranged in the library using the Dewey Decimal System
000 Generalities
100 Philosophy and Psychology
200 Religion
300 Social Sciences
400 Language
500 Natural Science and Mathematics
600 Technology
700 Arts
800 Literature
900 Geography and History

16. Using Call Numbers to Find a Book
NON-FICTION is shelved by the Dewey Number & the first three letters of the author’s last name
302
GLA
791.64
VAL

17. Navigating the Library
Biography
BIOGRAPHIES all have the same Dewey Decimal Number
They are arranged on the shelves according to the first three letters of the last name of the person they are about, not by the author’s last name.
Here are a few titles of biographies and their call numbers:
Michael Jordan JOR
Barack Obama OBA
Walt Disney DIS
Oprah Winfrey WIN

18. Navigating the Library
Collective Biography
COLLECTIVE BIOGRAPHIES are books containing biographies of several people, 920 is the Dewey Decimal Number.
Here are a few titles of collective biographies and their call numbers:
The Beatles: tens years that shook the world BEA
The literary 100 : a ranking of the most influential novelists,
playwrights, and poets of all time 920 BUR

19. Using Call Numbers to Find a Book
BIOGRAPHIES are a sub-group of non-fiction. They are shelved by the first three letters of the last name of the person the biography is written about. 92
WAS
920
BEA

20. Navigating the Library
Fiction
FICTION books are arranged on the shelves by the first three letters of the author’s last name.
If there are several books by the same author, they are then placed alphabetically by the title of the book.

21. Using Call Numbers to Find a Book
FICTION is shelved by the first three letters of the author’s last name F
COL
PB F
STR

22. Using Call Numbers to Find a Book
REFERENCE is shelved by a capital R, the Dewey Number and then the first three letters of the author’s last name. R
POP R
920
GRE

23. Accessing the Library Catalog
At school: click on the DVHS Destiny icon on the desk top.
At home: the url is destiny.dvsdedu.org

24. See you at the library!