Library Policies & Procedures
Circulation Policy
📚 Students can check out a maximum of two books for 2 weeks at a time (not including required books for class projects)
📚 Staff has unlimited checkouts for classroom use
📚 All materials can be renewed unless the material is on hold for another patron
📚 Students with overdue materials are not permitted to check out additional items until items are returned
📚 Payment must be made for any books that are lost or damaged
📚 No refunds for found materials after the school year ends
📚 Overdue notices will be distributed through your content classes
Behavior & Responsibilities
📌 Please be respectful of other students and staff using the Library
📌 When not with a class, please give the librarian a pass during class blocks from your designated teacher
📌 Then, please sign into the Library using the Google Form (please note that a maximum of four students from the same class will be allowed without a teacher)
📌 You are responsible for your own personal items
📌 Computers are for school work only
📌 Covered drinks and/or water are allowed, but not near the computers
📌 All other applicable school rules will be in effect in the Library
Print & Non-Print Selection Process
Material Selection Process
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The school library shall provide print and non-print materials that will: 🔖 Support and enrich the school curriculum 🔖 Select for a balanced perspective of culture, history, and contributions from diverse people and groups 🔖 Be accessible to all users at all reading levels (including students with low and high Lexile levels) 🔖 To encourage recreational reading across literary genres 🔖 Provide a means for students to choose books for their own library collection (Book Fairs and Reading Programs) 🔖 Include a variety of interests, abilities, learning needs, and maturity levels 🔖 Provide reading materials designated as Young Adult (YA) reading level |
Device Usage
📱Devices may not be used to disrupt the educational environment or violate the rights of others, including, but not limited to audio, video, and image recording
📱You are responsible for your own personal items
📴 Please keep phones off and put away securely in your belongings according to LGMS School Policy
Computer Usage
Acceptable Computer System and Care Use-Policy IIBEA/GAB
✔️ The School Board provides a computer system, including the internet, to promote educational excellence by facilitating resource sharing, innovation and communication
✔️ The term computer system includes hardware, software, data, communication lines and devices, terminals, printers, CD-ROM devices, tape drives, servers, mainframe and personal computers, the internet and other internal or external networks
✔️ For Acceptable Computer System Use and Care guidelines refer to the “Electronic Device Handbook” found in Appendix A of the Parent-Student Handbook
Accounts & Conduct
💻 Users are responsible for their own individual accounts and must keep passwords strictly confidential
💻 Users are prohibited from sharing accounts and passwords
💻 Any violations that can be traced to an individual account name will be treated as the responsibility of the account owner
💻 Users must log off all systems before leaving a computer or workstation or allowing others to use it
💻 Students should treat OCPS electronic property respectfully
💻 Using language, pictures, or other material that is obscene, vulgar, abusive, or otherwise harmful to students is prohibited
💻 All use of computer facilities, networks, and other technology resources must be for educational purposes