Circulation+Policy

**GENERAL**   **HOURS**  **CHECK IN and CHECK OUT PROCEDURES**  **CHECKOUT LIMIT**   > ** > HOLDS **  **OVERDUE MATERIAL**  **LOST/DAMAGED BOOKS/MATERIAL** 
 * Teachers, students and staff have an identification number in the automated system for checkout of materials. Patrons may give their name or number when checking out materials.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">All patron records are confidential and kept private.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">Materials for student checkout include magazines, books, DVD’s, and video.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">Special permission may be granted for use of cameras, recorders and other equipment for students.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">Reference materials are for use in the library but may be checked out for special projects.
 * The library is open Monday –Friday, 7:45 until 3:45 for all patrons.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">Students may check out books and material during scheduled class visits or when permission is granted from their teacher to visit. The library is also open before and after school.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">Students may bring books/material to the check out desk, where it will be scanned by a staff member for check out.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">All material/books being returned need to placed on an orderly fashion on the return desk or placed in the return book bin.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">**Preschool and Kindergarten** **grades** may check out two books for a period of two weeks.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">**1st-3rd grades** may check out three books/materials for a period of two weeks.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">**4th grade-12th grade**- unlimited checkout of books/material for a period of two weeks.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">**Teachers and staff**- unlimited checkout
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">RENEWAL ** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">
 * All material may be renewed two times.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">Students who forget their library books but are able to return the next day may put their books on the holding shelf by the check-out desk. The books are held for 1-2 days then returned to the library.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">Patrons may ask for unavailable books/material to be placed on hold at the checkout desk. As soon as the book or material is available, it will be checked out to the patron who has the hold on it. The material will then be delivered to the patron.
 * A notice of overdue materials will be given out to each patron periodically.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">There are no fines for overdue books/material. However, if a patron has two or more books/material overdue, he or she may be asked not check out new material until the overdue books are returned.
 * Patrons will be asked to pay for lost or damaged books. The library media specialist will provide the patron with a written notice with the cost of the book/material.

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">**END OF YEAR/ WITHDRAWAL FROM SCHOOL** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">All material/books need to be returned to the library media center by the last day of school.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">In the event a student withdraws from the school, it is the responsibility of the patron that all materials/books will be returned to the library media center during withdrawal procedures.