Media Center Schedule
The media center is open for teacher, staff and student use during regular school hours
and the half hour before and after school. Please check ahead of time (in case of previously
scheduled meetings) to make sure the media center will be available.

Check-out Policies

  • Students must return overdue books before checking out more materials.
  • Lost materials must be paid for before more materials may be checked out from the library.
  • Students may check out the number of books indicated in the table to the right

Grade Level

Number of Books

Loan Period

Kindergarten & First Grade
1
One week

Second & Third Grade
2
One week
Fourth Grade
3 (may include 1 magazine after Jan. 1)
One week
Fifth Grade 4 (may include 1 magazine after Jan. 1) One week

Special Needs
Check out for special needs such as projects and reading workshop as accomodated as needed.

Overdue Notices
Initial notices for overdue library materials will be sent home with students. Should materials remain overdue, parents/guardians will be contacted. Materials that remain overdue for more that one month will be considered lost. At that time, a lost book notice will be mailed with a request for payment.
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Last revised: September 6, 2008