Welcome Welcome To To

Ben Milam LibraryBen Milam Library

““The Information Place”The Information Place”

Campus RulesCampus Rules

Be in the right place at the right time.Be in the right place at the right time.

Talk the right way at the right time.Talk the right way at the right time.

Respect your own and others’ body, Respect your own and others’ body, space, and property.space, and property.

Follow the classroom rules.Follow the classroom rules.

Library RulesLibrary Rules

1. You will 1. You will walk walk quietly into quietly into the the

library.library.

2. You will sit where the 2. You will sit where the

librarian asks you to librarian asks you to sit. sit.

3.3. You will listen forYou will listen for instructionsinstructions..

4. You will 4. You will raise your raise your hand to hand to ask or ask or answer a answer a question. question.

5. You will 5. You will whisper/work/walk whisper/work/walk QUIETLY while in QUIETLY while in the library.the library.

BookBook CareCare

Carry all books carefully.Carry all books carefully.

Keep your book in a safe Keep your book in a safe place.place.

Turn pages from the top Turn pages from the top corner and use a book corner and use a book marker.marker.

Book Care ContinuedBook Care Continued

Watch out for Watch out for crayon, pen, and crayon, pen, and pencil marks!pencil marks!

Watch out for Watch out for dogs, cats, and dogs, cats, and

younger younger brothers and brothers and sisters!sisters!

More Book CareMore Book Care

Wash your hands before you Wash your hands before you read.read.

Keep food and drinks away Keep food and drinks away from your library books.from your library books.

Return your book on timeReturn your book on time..

FINESFINES

1. Overdue Books: 5 cents per book 1. Overdue Books: 5 cents per book per day/ 25 cents a week.per day/ 25 cents a week.

2. Damaged Books: Book will be2. Damaged Books: Book will be paid for according to damage. paid for according to damage.

3. Lost Books: Books that are three 3. Lost Books: Books that are three weeks late are considered lost and weeks late are considered lost and must be paid for.must be paid for.

4. Students who owe 4. Students who owe moneymoney

will not be allowed to will not be allowed to check out books until they check out books until they are cleared.are cleared.

Book SearchBook Search

Think of your book level.Think of your book level.

Think of a type – Think of a type – Fiction/NonfictionFiction/Nonfiction

Use a shelf marker to mark the Use a shelf marker to mark the place where the book belongs.place where the book belongs.

Selecting a Book Selecting a Book

Remember to return a book to its Remember to return a book to its proper place with the spine toward proper place with the spine toward the front.the front.

Raise your hand if you need help.Raise your hand if you need help.

Everyone’s choice is a personal Everyone’s choice is a personal issue-- it is not a topic for discussionissue-- it is not a topic for discussion

Check-outCheck-out ProceduresProcedures

Form a line at the check-out Form a line at the check-out computer.computer.

Find your green Milam library Find your green Milam library cardcard

Scan your card.Scan your card.

Check out continuedCheck out continued

Scan your book.Scan your book.

Place colored date due card in Place colored date due card in the pocket on top of the white the pocket on top of the white sign out card.sign out card.

Read quietly at your table. Read quietly at your table.

Book Return Book Return ProceduresProcedures

With your class:With your class: Put your books on table in Put your books on table in

front of you.front of you.

If you want a book for a If you want a book for a second week you must scan second week you must scan it out again.it out again.

Make an SandwichMake an Sandwich

On the top put book/s you On the top put book/s you are returning.are returning.

In the middle put book/s you In the middle put book/s you want to renew or check out want to renew or check out again.again.

On the bottom put the new On the bottom put the new book/s.book/s.

Book Return Procedures Book Return Procedures (cont.) (cont.)

Other times:Other times:

Leave your old book on Leave your old book on the counter and find your the counter and find your new book.new book.

Scan your old book, Scan your old book, switch computer, scan switch computer, scan new book.new book.

NEVER, EVER put a book back NEVER, EVER put a book back on the shelf if you don’t have on the shelf if you don’t have the shelf marker there, bring it the shelf marker there, bring it back to the check out counter.back to the check out counter.

Never put your book back Never put your book back without scanning it in.without scanning it in.

Library TimesLibrary Times

Your Library DayYour Library Day With Teacher PermissionWith Teacher Permission

Before School Before School 7:00 – 7:50 7:00 – 7:50 Research BlockResearch Block

STAR TestSTAR Test

Used to show your reading Used to show your reading progress—like a benchmarkprogress—like a benchmark

Shows your grade levelShows your grade level Helps you set goals for yourselfHelps you set goals for yourself

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where do you want to be in where do you want to be in May? May?

5 times a Year5 times a Year

Accelerated ReaderAccelerated Reader

Tool to help you grow academically Tool to help you grow academically and be more successful in schooland be more successful in school

Tool to help you achieve your Tool to help you achieve your

lifetime goals—job, finances, lifetime goals—job, finances, house, family…house, family…

Fun challenge—you against the Fun challenge—you against the computercomputer

When you read When you read who is the who is the winner?winner?

Our Library:Our Library:

Your Your Information Information

PlacePlace