Each classroom is invited and encouraged to come to the Library to borrow and exchange books during their scheduled book exchange time.
Kindergarten students will visit the Library once per week to exchange their books. Kindergarten and all other students are encouraged to read their books at home with their families.
Borrowing & Returning Library Books
Students, in Grades 1 and up, are permitted to borrow two (2) Library books for a two (2) week period. Kindergarten students are permitted one (1) book at a time.
In order to foster a sense of responsibility and ownership, each student must return their borrowed Library books to the Library so that they are able to borrow another book.
Thus, if a student returns a book to school, but not to the Library, they are unable to borrow another Library book, until the book has been returned to the Library and scanned in.
At times, some borrowed books become ÒMissing in ActionÓ, (MIA) where students are confident that they have returned a book to the Library, but the return has not been recorded by the Library Management System (LMS). In order to keep track of these MIA Library books, these items will remain on the studentÕs account until the books are recovered, however, the student will be allowed to continue to borrow books. Potentially, this may pose a problem if a Supply Teacher is covering for the Teacher-Librarian. The Supply Teacher is unable to override the LMS, and allow students to take additional books, as the LMS is set, in such a manner, by the Board, to not allow this to occur. Thus a student with an MIA book, may at times not be able to borrow a book.
Please review, with your child, that Library books are not to be shared with other students, as the student borrowing the book is responsible for any lost or damaged book costs (see below).