Welcome to Richardson Library

Library Orientation

Ms. McClung, MLIS

Librarian

Library Hours:7:30am-3:30pm

Before and after school

During lunch periods (if no classes)

Book drop in hallway

Fines:

$.10 per day per overdue book.

$3.00 maximum per book.

Charge for lost or damaged books

Your Reading teacher will receive overdue notices for their classes on a regular basis.

Library Rules:

Respect people and property.Food, drinks, & gum are not permitted.Do not re-shelve books unless you use a shelf marker.Quiet is expected.

Seating:

Backpacks on shelves in front-not on floor

4 students per table

Do not move chairs from tables

Keep feet off the chairsYou must be seated unless lookingfor or checking out a book.

Security System:

You must walk through security gate.When a book is checked out, it will be desensitized so that the alarm will not sound.If the alarm sounds when you walk through the gate, step back into the Library so that the problem can be resolved.

Computer Network:

11 computers with:• EPISD Online Catalog

• Gale Databases-magazine and newspaper articles and more

• Encyclopedia Brittanica online

Internet-sign in, needs password

Icon on computers to open catalog to search for books.

Other Equipment:3 computers with Microsoft Office 2007 programs

Printers-black and color laser

Copy machine (with permission)

Sections of the Library:

Fiction- F

Paperback- PB

Sound Recording-SR

Story Collection- SC

Easy- E

Biography- B

Biography Collection-BC

Non-fiction- Dewey Decimal-001-999.99

Reference- R

Labels:

Lone Star titles-

Large Print-

Spanish titles-clear yellow

L P

Clear Yellow

Other Sections:Periodicals-may check out pastissues only, overnight or weekend

Newspapers

El Paso Times

USA Today

Videos-Teachers only

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