The Library Facility

Your classroom key opens the hall doors to the library and the video storage room.

Hours:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday – 7:15 AM – 5:00 PM

Wednesday – 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Friday – 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Circulation Desk

• Check books, videos, and equipment in and out
• Buy and borrow school supplies
• Read the sports page

Video Editing Room

• 3 computers for capturing and editing digital video
  • Note: The computers in this room are NOT connected to the school network or the Internet
• TV/DVD available for previewing AV material
• Instructions and procedures are posted outside the door to this room

Large Group Viewing Room

• Equipment available: mounted LCD projector, networked computer, remote mouse with laser pointer, large screen, whiteboard
• Teaching space for library instruction
• View videos and DVDs
• Present computer applications and projects
• Sign up with library on the library calendar

Department Video Storage Room

• Houses department videos and DVDs that are used as part of the curriculum
• A TV/VCR/DVD viewer/recorder is in the storeroom so you can preview titles
• Please remember to check them out for classroom use

Main Area of the Library

• Seating locations:
  • Large table side – classes working in groups
  • Small desk side – for individual assignments
  • Carrels – for students who require minimal distraction
• Teachers and students are welcome in the library at any time
• Do not send more than six unaccompanied students at a time

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Library Instruction

Planning:

• Sign up with a librarian (calendar located in the Library Office)
• Fill out an information sheet, indicating what the students will be doing.
  • Helps us prepare for your visit
  • Valuable for substitutes
  • If you have a work sheet or assignment sheet we will attach that to the form
• Space limits us to 2 classes for each period - sign up early
• You may sign up for the entire year, if you wish
• Classes, if two, will share computers
• Tell us if your plans change
• First teacher signing up selects either the group or individual tables area

Instruction offered:

Librarians can come to your classroom, or give instruction in the library.

Library Procedures

Sending students to the library from your classroom:

• Limit of six unaccompanied students
• Procedure:
  • Pass is required
  • List each student
  • Helpful: note what they are to do
  • Tell student(s) to give the pass to the librarian as they enter
  • Students who misbehave will be told to return to class
• Librarians can sign and return passes if you like
• Students should use the Learning Lab to make up tests

Sending students to the library from Study Hall or Unassigned Duty:

• Pages 12 and 13 of the Faculty/Staff Handbook address the policy on this issue -

“Juniors and Seniors who are in study hall are there because they are Academic Probation students or Discipline Contract students who are not permitted to have an unassigned period while they are on discipline contract. These students are not permitted to leave the study hall for any reason: not for the restroom, not to go to their locker and not to go to the library. They must remain in the study hall for the entire period and must be doing work. No sleeping!”

Reserving items for your class:

• Classroom Sets
  • We can compile classroom sets of books (and other materials) on a cart to use in your classroom
• Reserve Sets
  • Books can be put on carts for your classes to use in the library

Reserving the library for special events:

• The library is available before and after school for meetings and events
• Sign up on the calendar in the librarians' office with as much advance notice as possible
• Be sure to note any special set up needs

Library Materials

Note: In order to receive reimbursement for AV materials and books purchased by departments for classroom use (including approved equipment), the Check Request form must have a librarian's signature next to the budget holder's signature. Furthermore, all such materials must be processed and checked out for use in the classroom.

Books

• Let Robin know what you want to order for the library collection
• Provide as much information as possible—title, author, ISBN, date of publication
• Books in the regular library collection are available for checkout for personal or professional use
• Professional titles available for education and development

Audio Visual Materials

• Departments purchase audio/visual materials
• Ken will
  • place order, if you prefer
  • assist in searching for video titles
• Audiobooks are available for general checkout
• Department videos:
  • Check out at the circulation desk (like books)
  • Located in the video room behind the circulation desk
  • Each department is identified by a color (color key is located in the video room)
  • Additional divisions within Social Studies
  • Can be checked out for viewing at home
  • Do not use videos for classes that belong to another department without clearing it with that department's head, to avoid showing students the same video

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Technology

Hardware

• Library computers
  • 27 computers connected to the school network and the Internet
  • CD burners
  • front-access USB ports
  • connected to a laser printer
• Scanner connected to one of the library computers (see librarian for assistance)
• Headsets for listening to audio files

Software

Subscription Databases

• Click here to access the database page
• You will need an information sheet with passwords in order to use the databases from home, available in the library

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Audiovisual Equipment

Broken or malfunctioning equipment:

If equipment is not working properly return it with a note stating your name, room number, and specific problem with equipment.

Audiovisual equipment available for checkout (library staff will assist you in checking out):

* provide 24-hour notice if needing to use a camera so that the batteries can be charged

Digital Video Project Guidelines

Read this before you plan your assignment.  

• Freshmen learn Moviemaker in their intro computer class. Half of the freshmen class will not learn it until second semester. Therefore it makes sense not to assign digital video projects to your freshmen classes.
• Consult with Ken or Robin before you assign the project. We must know what you're doing, with who, and when so that we can be prepared to support your students and appropriate the required equipment.

Some things to consider as you are creating your project requirements:

• School resources are limited.
  • Limited # of cameras
  • 3 computers for video editing.
  • Personnel
• Students must use digital cameras if they want to edit.
• We can convert 8mm to VHS or DVD.  Conversion takes approximately 24 hours.
• Recording tapes must be purchased. They cost approximately $8.00.
• Cameras may need to be charged before use.
• Students using their personal cameras must bring all accessories, cables, etc. if they want to edit at school.
• Cameras will check out for 2 days.
• Students should save their work to their own flash drive. 2 Gig is recommended.
• Video editing with Moviemaker is not difficult but file management is tricky. If you are assigning a project using this software we strongly recommend that you try it first so that you have the knowledge to help your students and assess the projects in a meaningful way.

Long -term checkout of equipment:

• Each department should make a list of needs, to avoid duplication.
• Some equipment may be checked out and kept in the classroom for the year.
• Long term equipment should be requested only for items used daily or very often.
• Requests for long term equipment is based on supply and demand. (i.e. not enough CD players are available for every classroom to have one, but overheads can usually be provided to all).

LCD projectors:

• Follow procedures in troubleshooting manual when problems occur
• Contacts:
  • Maintenance (John Podhorez) – for cleaning, power, ceiling installation, audio problems
  • Library (Ken Vesey) – for lamps, focus, VCR/DVD, ordering equipment
  • Technical services (Kyle Johnson/Patrick Manalastas) – for cables, computer problems
  • Business Manager (Tony Stephens) – to report stolen equipment, request purchases

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Everything Else You Wanted to Know About the Library But Were Afraid to Ask

Teachers and students may use all services listed

• Charges:
  • Students pay the rate listed
  • Teachers pay the rate listed for personal items only
  • Services for departmental items are usually no charge

Copy Machine - has a dollar bill changer, can enlarge or reduce and has a photo selection. A vendor provides the copy machine. For classroom copying take items to Sheila Collins in the copy room.

Charge: $0.15 per page

Letter Cutters - cut letters from paper, in two-inch and four inch sizes. Especially nice for bulletin boards.

No charge - you supply paper and cut your own letters.

Label Maker - will print letters on peel and stick tape up to ½” size. Colors kept on hand include black on white, white on black, and black on clear.

No charge

Binding Machine - will bind several pages with a plastic spine into a booklet

Charge: $0.25 without cover, $2.00 with cover

Poster Maker - enlarges a black and white photocopy or printed 8 ½ x 11” page into a poster sized print. These posters can be colored and then laminated.

Charge: $3.00 per poster enlargement

Laminator - encases posters, papers, etc. in a plastic film that protects them. Please bring items to the library with your name and homeroom number printed on the back. Laminating is usually done twice a week (Wed and Fri).

Charge: $0.25 per linear foot

Audio Cassette Tapes: Duplication -

• duplicator makes copies of audiotapes quickly
• It is illegal to duplicate copyrighted material
• Cassette tapes available in the library  

Videotapes: Duplication -

• Copyrighted tapes can be duplicated only with written permission from the producer
• Blank videocassettes and hard plastic cases are available in the library

Off-Air Taping -

• Cable in the Classroom is available for perusal in the library and contains month by month listing of educational programs available for recording from cable television channels
• Fill out a request form in the library for each program you want taped
• We must have it in writing – it's the law
• Be sure to indicate whether you want VHS or DVD
• Remember that United Streaming will have most videos from Discovery Education for you to download and use
• Any program may be taped off air and used for class within 10 school days. These must be erased after use unless permission is received to keep it.
• Some programs may be taped and kept without limit . Information on keeping or erasing will be shown in the calendar

See the Copyright section in the teacher handbook, for more details, if you have any questions

And finally – remember that we are here to support student learning, which naturally includes supporting the classroom teacher and integrating the library program and information literacy into the curriculum. We love to toss ideas around, share favorite reads, pass on great websites and articles, and have a good laugh as often as possible.

“You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians.”
— Monty Python skit

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