POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

STUDENT ACCESS TO THE LIBRARY

All students entering the library before or after school must print their name and arrival time in the sign-in book at the circulation desk. Students coming to the library during the school day with a hall pass or from study hall must print their name, arrival time, teacher to whose class they are assigned that period, and departure time if they leave before the bell rings.

Before and after school day:

The library is open for 30 minutes before the school day begins and for 30 minutes after the end of the school day. Students are welcome to visit the library during that time.

From study hall:

Students may spend one study hall period per day in the library. In order for a student to use the library during study hall, they must follow these procedures:

Library staff will let the study hall teacher know who has arrived in the library each hour. The study hall teacher will keep attendance.

From the classroom:

Teachers are welcome to send individual students to the library with a hall pass. An explanation of the purpose of the visit should be written on the pass or conveyed to the librarian through a phone call. Unless otherwise requested by the teacher, the student will be expected to remain in the library until the end of the class period. If a teacher wants more than one student to visit the library at the same time, the teacher should call the librarian to be sure that the library can accommodate those students at that time.

Classes in the Library

CHECK-OUT PROCEDURES

In order to check out a library book a student must:

DUE DATES

Books will be due 2 weeks from the Friday of the week they are checked out.

The following exceptions apply at the end of each school year:

Seniors: Last due date for library materials will be in April. Any materials not returned by that date will be added to the student’s account as an obligation.

Underclassmen: Last due date will be one week prior to Final Exams.

RESTRICTIONS ON CHECKING OUT LIBRARY MATERIALS

Students with overdue library books from the current school year or from previous school years will not be allowed to check out additional materials until those overdue books are returned or replacement cost has been paid.

OVERDUE NOTIFICATION

Students who do not return books by the due date will receive the following notices:

1^st week following due date: Overdue notification, listing titles, sent to them in class
Sent to teacher who made assignment for which book was checked out or to another class if not part of an assignment

At end of each month:  Summons to library if books not returned after overdue notice.

Last week in November and last week in April: Pink overdue letter sent to students who have not responded to above notices. Notifies them that parents will be sent a letter regarding the overdue books if those books are not returned within a maximum of five days.

First week in December and first week in May: Mail letter to parents/guardians to let them know about the overdue books and to notify them of cost that will be assessed at the end of the semester for unreturned books.

BOOK REPLACEMENT CHARGES
Students who do not return library books will be charged the replacement cost plus a
processing fee of $2.00 for each unreturned book. Those charges will be sent to the Business Office, as a student obligation, at the end of each semester.
 

COMPUTER USE IN THE LIBRARY

Computers may be used to locate library books in the automated card catalog, conduct research for school, and to type school assignments.

Internet access:

Before using the internet, a student must have an LCHS Internet Agreement form signed by a parent or guardian on file in the Curriculum Office.
 

INTERLIBRARY LOANS

Books and copies of magazine articles not available in our library may be requested from another library. It may take two weeks or more for those materials to reach our library.

See the librarian for details.
 

AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Videotapes and DVDs are available for teachers to borrow as needed. They are shelved in a room next to the Teacher Resource Room and are arranged in Dewey Decimal System order.

The videos/DVDs are a part of our library's collection so they can be located in the card catalog that may be accessed through the "Library Search" icon on the desktop of computers here at LCHS. All videos/DVDs must be checked out at the circulation desk.

Teachers may reserve audiovisual equipment by e-mailing the library assistant at least three days in advance of the date needed. Unless notified otherwise, the equipment will be available for teacher to pick up on the day needed.

Transparency sheets are provided for teachers by the library. Teachers may make transparencies on the photocopier in the Teacher Resource Room. Only the blank transparencies provided by the library should be used in the photocopier.

Laminating is done for teachers each Wednesday afternoon. Materials to laminate should be labeled with teacher's name and room number and left on the table by the laminator.

The photocopier and Risographs located in the Teacher Resource Room, are maintained by library staff. The Risographs are designed to reproduce multiple copies of plain text. They should be used for making at least 20 copies or more of an original sheet of plain text.

The photocopy machine may be used for 1 to 100 copies of an original document. This is especially useful when collating and stapling is needed.

Library staff should be notified when there are any problems with the Teacher Resource Room copy machines.