1. Welcome to the Hoover Middle School Library/Media Center

2. Welcome! Library Hours:
Media Specialist: Mrs. Woodbrey
Media Clerk: Mrs. Starrak
Library Hours:
9:00 – 4:15
Except during faculty meetings!

3. Media Center Visits
The Media Center is open in the morning at 9:00 a.m.
You may visit the media center during your scheduled lunch time.
You may visit the media center as a scheduled class or by pass with your teacher’s permission.

4. Backpacks:
Place backpacks against the wall just outside either side of the media center front doors below the yellow signs.
Take everything you need before leaving your backpack (pencil, paper, book, etc.)
You will not be allowed to return to your backpack
Please do not leave valuables!
Backpacks are NOT allowed during class visits! Mornings or lunch times only.

5. Sign In Please sign in for library use at the circulation desk
Be sure to leave your pass at the desk.

6. Circulation Books Audio Books Periodicals
You may borrow up to three items!

7. Books & Audio Books: Periodicals:
Checked out for 2 weeks
You may renew these once
Return all items in the book drop
Periodicals:
Checked out overnight
Due before school the next day

8. Audio Books Cassette, CD, or Playaway
Cassette & CD player available to check out
Use own earbuds or purchase for $2.00
Must check out both the audio book & the book in print
Take special care! Audio books can cost up to $65.00 to replace!!
Check the list near the front entrance or go to the “Playaway” shelf find audio books.

9. Overdue Fines
Books
- $.10 per day
Periodicals
-$.05 per hour

10. Grace period Books have a 3 day grace period
Periodicals have a 2 hour grace period
You may complete chores to work off what you owe in fines.
Sorry, No grace at the end of the school year!

11. Overdue Books / Fines
Check your date due card and notices when received
1st offense – warning
2nd offense – not allowed to check out books until debts are clear
Speak with Mrs. Woodbrey or Mrs. Starrak about ways to be responsible with library books.

12. OPAC: Online Public Access Catalog
Students use the OPAC computers to locate books

19. Housekeeping Please push in chairs
Please do not tip back in chairs, sit on tables, or spin in computer chairs
Please return books and periodicals properly. Please use bookmarks!
NO water, gum, candy, food, drink, electronics, hats, hairbrushes, or make-up

20. Housekeeping
Please have your due date card(s) checked at the door before leaving
Use the front entrance only (side at lunch)
Please place garbage in the trash and paper in the recycle bin
The library staff does not issue bathroom passes

21. Copies
Mrs. Woodbrey or Mrs. Starrak will make copies for $.10 per page
We cannot guarantee a perfect copy

22. Computer Use Guidelines
Please sign the clipboard to use computer. Be sure to include your name, the time, & the date. Take the number with you to the computer.
Place card number with corresponding computer number. You may also sign out headphones.
Computers are for research and work only; NO GAMES, chats, or .
No spinning in chairs!

23. Computer Use Guidelines
To use the Internet you must have a signed acceptable use agreement

24. Computer Use Guidelines
Understand that searching inappropriate sites will result in your losing computer privileges for the remainder of the year.
Use your username and password only! Log off when you are finished.
No social network sites, games, chat rooms, downloads, bookmarks, or nonacademic blogs.
Do not change computer/control panel settings, screen background, or Internet homepage.
Return the computer card number and sign out when finished.

25. Computer Printing
You may print from the computer for $.10 per page.

26. Online Databases
Gale Student Resource Center, Soundzabound, & World Book Online
All students can easily access these sites from the School Board or Hoover Media Center Web Sites

27. Click on “Departments” or Site Hoover to access the Media Center page in Edline.

28. Select “More Links” to access all of the Websites and Databases

29. Password: brevard

30. Click here to access World Book Online

31. User Name: brevard1 Password: brevard

32. Media Center Programs Book Bash – Sunshine State Young Reader’s Award
HATS – Reading rewards program
Reading Celebration
YA Café – Adult/Student Book Club
Meets once every 6 weeks
Thursdays in the Media Center
from 6:00 – 7:15

33. Accelerated Reader AR is a computer-based literature testing program.
Books with “red dots” on the spine are Accelerated Reader books.
Check the book lists on the circulation desk or online for titles.

34. Check the “AR Book Finder” site to see if your book has an AR test

37. Accelerated Reader Sign up for Accelerated Reader
You may not take quizzes more than once

38. AR Password
Username: first initial + first 4 letters of last name (For example: awood)
Password: Enter “abc”; You will then be prompted to change your password
Must be 2 or more characters
RECORD YOUR PASSWORD IN YOUR S.O. BOOK
SOMETHING YOU CAN REMEMBER
pet’s name
birthday
initials
sports figure’s name or number
Don’t use a boyfriend or girlfriend’s name; these change

39. Accelerated Reader

40. User Name: first initial and the first four letters of your last name
Password: “abc” and then create your own password. Record your user name and password in your S.O. book.

41. Search for your book by title, author, or quiz ID number

42. Select “Take Quiz” to begin your AR test

43. Select “Bookshelf” to see a record of all of the quizzes you have taken. You may NOT take a quiz more than once.