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

2. 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.

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

4. Library Rules for Students

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

6. Tour of the Library

7. Entrance  Security System  Book Return  Professional Section

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

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

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

11. 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.

12. 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

13. 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.

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

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

16. Biography & Collective Biography  Individual biographies  Collective Biographies

17. General Works (000-099)  Encyclopedias  Journalism  Library Science  General Collections

18. Philosophy and Psychology (100-199)  Who am I?  Man thinks about himself  Personalities  Ethics  Knowledge

19. Religion (200-299)  Who made me?  Man thinks about God  Bible  Christian theology and denominations  Non-Christian Religions  Mythology

20. Social Sciences (300-399)  Man thinks about other people  Sociology  Government  Law  Education  Customs and folk lore  Testing helps

21. Language (400-499)  Language  Man learns to communicate with others through words  Grammar  Dictionaries  Foreign Languages

22. Science (500-599)  Understanding nature  Land  Sea  Sky  Mathematics  Biology  Chemistry

23. Applied Science and Useful Arts (600-699)  Weapons  Medicine  Farming  Culinary Arts  Architecture

24. Fine Arts & Recreation (700-799)  Art forms  Dance  Photography  Music  Sports

25. Literature (800-899)  Stories  Fables  Epics  Poetry  Plays

26. History, Geography, Travel (900-999)  Events  People  Places  United States  World Wars  Vietnam War

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

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

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