1. NORTH LAUREL MIDDLE LIBRARY
WELCOME
NORTH LAUREL MIDDLE LIBRARY

2. Voice Levels in the Media Center
0= No Talking
1=Whisper
2=Normal Conversation
3=Elevated Voice

3. RESOURCES OVER 23,000 BOOKS FICTION & NON-FICTION BOOKS
REFERENCE BOOKS
BIOGRAPHIES
STORY COLLECTIONS

4. Magazines
Magazines are located behind the checkout desk. We don’t check them out to students, but they can be looked at anytime while you are in the library. Magazines cover a wide variety of topics.

5. NEWSPAPERS SENTINEL ECHO CORBIN TIMES
SEVERAL ON LINE PAPERS AVAILABLE.

6. Internet
Must have library card showing internet permission to use computers or the Internet
Only go to acceptable sites
Never give your name/address to anyone on the Internet
Abuse results in loss of privilege

7. FINDING WHAT YOU NEED USE LIBRARY SEARCH- AUTOMATED CARD CATALOG
SEARCH FOR TITLE, AUTHOR, SUBJECT, OR KEYWORD
ASK FOR HELP

8. COMPUTER LAB/CLASSROOM RESOURCES
40 STUDENT COMPUTERS
Automated Library Search
ACCELERATED READER STUDENT
STAR TESTING
MICROSOFT WORD/MICROSOFT POWERPOINT

9. CHECK-OUT POLICIES EACH STUDENT HAS OWN ID CARD
MUST PRESENT ID CARD TO CHECK OUT BOOKS
EACH PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL MATERIALS CHECKED OUT ON ID
REPORT A LOST CARD IMMEDIATELY
REPLACEMENT CARD WITH NEW ID NUMBER WILL COST $1.00

10. CHECK-OUT POLICIES STUDENTS MAY CHECK-OUT TWO (2) BOOKS
ADDITIONAL REFERENCE MATERIALS MAY BE CHECKED OUT FOR RESEARCH
NO CHECK-OUTS WITH OVERDUES

11. BOOKS ARE CHECKED OUT FOR TWO WEEKS.
BOOKS MAY BE CHECKED OUT OR RETURNED AT ANY TIME.
DROP ALL RETURNED BOOKS IN BOOK DROP !
DO NOT RESHELVE BOOKS.

12. ACCELERATED READER INDIVIDUAL READING LOG
BOOKS ARE COLOR CODED FOR READING LEVEL
TESTS MUST BE TAKEN UNDER TEACHER SUPERVISION AND YOU MUST HAVE THE BOOK WITH YOU.
ACHIEVEMENTS WILL BE POSTED ON HALL BULLETIN BOARD
REWARDS WILL BE GIVEN ACCORDING TO HANDBOOK.

13. SPECIAL REQUESTS
IF YOU HAVE A SPECIAL REQUEST FOR BOOKS, PLEASE LET US KNOW
THESE MUST BE CONTENT APPROPRIATE

14. HAVE A GREAT YEAR!