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Learning Your Way Around the Northridge Library. Ms. Roberts Teacher Librarian. Today’s Goals:. Learn to find your way around the library Promote our library resources Introduce you to library policies. Where can I find things in the library?. Front Book Shelf.
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Learning Your Way Around the Northridge Library Ms. Roberts Teacher Librarian
Today’s Goals: • Learn to find your way around the library • Promote our library resources • Introduce you to library policies
Front Book Shelf • The top shelf promotes new displays—usually, a new theme or subject ~The bottom area shows off our new arrivals or features a particular author or subject. • Yes, you can check them out!
Biography Section A biography is the story of someone’s life.
Biographies • B on the spine • Organized by the subject’s last name B DAV
Magazines • We receive magazines for students to check out. • Magazines circulate (check out) for one week.
Spanish Titles Collection • We also have a collection of books in Spanish for students who prefer to read in their Native language or for students who are learning Spanish as a foreign language.
Short Story Collection • These are books with many short stories or short works of literature. • For example, an entire book of scary stories or a whole book of science-fiction stories.
Fiction • Fiction books are those that are creative, made-up. • The fiction books are shelved by author’s last name. • Use the OPAC to find a specific book you are looking for.
Fiction Spine Labels • Fiction books are shelved by the author’s last name.
What is OPAC? • OPAC is the book catalog or database that holds all the records or information about every book we have in our library. • OPAC is available on every computer and through our website. • OPAC will let you search by subject, title, or author. • The computer closest to the circulation desk is always set for OPAC.
What is the circulation desk? • The circulation desk is where we check out or circulate books and magazines. • The circulation desk is where you pay fines or discuss lost or overdue books with Ms. Roberts.
Book Fines • Your are charged $.05 each day your book is late. • You can check out one more time, if you owe us less than $1.00. • If you owe us more than $1.00, you will need to pay before you can check out anything else.
Book Return Drop • The book return drop is at the circulation desk. • You may check out up to four items. • Books circulate for three weeks. • Magazines circulate for one week.
Take advantage of the Go Shelf • The Go Shelf is a resource for students who may have unpaid fines or who are unable to check out a book at this time. • Take a book, leave a book, return the book
Printing in the Library • You may pick up any items you print from behind Ms. Roberts at the circulation desk. • You can print three pages in black and white for free each day. • Each page beyond 3 pages is 10¢. • Color prints are always $.50 cents per page. Pay before you print, or we keep the printout.
Student Work Center (SWC) • I wrote a grant to start the Student Work Center. • The SWC provides resources for students who are working on projects for their classes.
Pens & Pencils Dividers Notebooks Construction paper Notebook paper Colored computer paper You may borrow and use in the library: Stapler Scissors Tape 3 Hole Punch Student Work Center Supplies
When using SWC supplies… • Please don’t take more than you need • Clean up after yourself • Don’t remove tools like the stapler, 3 hole punch, tape, and scissors from the library.
Reference Section • Reference titles are books such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, almanacs, etc. • Reference books are very expensive and used by many students, so we use them here in the library rather than checking them out.
Anti-Theft Devices • Prevent students from removing books or magazines without checking them out. • All materials must be desensitized • Avoid crowds at the entry and exit points or we have to stop you and sort out the issues—use a single file line.
Non-Fiction • Non-fiction books are true or factual books. • The non-fiction books are on or near the north wall of the library. • Show us what you learned!
Non-Fiction Books • Are shelved according to the Dewey Decimal System. • They are in numeric (number) order by the spine label on the book. • They are grouped by subject. For example, all the sports books are in the 700s all the history books are in the 900s.