Library Guidelines & Procedures
Expectations
- Students are expected to work on assignments or to read QUIETLY while in the Library.
- Students are expected to comply with school rules for behavior (see Student Planners).
- Students are expected to use Library Resources appropriately.
Borrowing Policies
- Fiction and nonfiction books may be signed out for up to 3 WEEKS. Books may be renewed.
- Students with overdue books or materials will not be permitted to sign out new materials until the overdue item is returned, or the lost item is paid for.
- Checkout System:
- Go to the Circulation Desk with the book(s) to be signed out.
- The Library Teaching Assistant or Librarian will scan the book out to you.
Library Passes
- Students must have a LIBRARY PASS or a YELLOW HALL PASS that has been signed, timed, and dated by a teacher or monitor.
- Passes are collected at the Circulation Desk as students enter the Library.
- Students must sign in the appropriate attendance book on the Circulation Desk.
Computer Use
- Students may use the Library’s computers for assignments, research, word processing or projects.
- Students must sign a computer sign-up sheet.
- Students are expected to use computer equipment properly and to report any problems to Library staff.
- Students not complying with Washingtonville Central School District’s computer use policies will be restricted from using the Library’s, and possibly the school’s, computers.
After School Library Use
- Students wishing to stay in the library after school will need to get a pre-signed library pass from the librarian during the day. If you do not get a pass during the day, there is no guarantee there will be room in the library for you to stay after.
- Students must arrive at the Library by 2:20 pm and sign an attendance sheet. Students must stay in the Library until 3:30 pm unless they are walking home, being picked up, or attending another school event.
- At 3:30, students will be issued late bus passes and be dismissed.