1. BUENA PARK HIGH SCHOOL Library Orientation
“Home of Scholars and Champions”

2. What will be covered? Library staff Library Layout
Navigating the library
Hours
Checkout, renewals, and overdue books
Library and computer rules
Printing
Using “Call Numbers” to find a book
Our website
Accessing the Library Catalog
Quiz

3. Key Words
Here are a few key words to remember while the presentation occurs.
Take a moment to write these words down on a sheet of paper.
Listen for these words as the slides are presented.
Here are the words: Catalog, Dewey, Fiction, Call Number, Copies, Data Base, Games, Website, ID Card, Non-Fiction, and Biography

4. Media Research Coordinator
Library Staff
Dr. Posthuma
Media Research Coordinator
Mrs. Remala
Library
Technician

5. Literature Room South Side of the Library
Fiction, literature, biography and reference books are housed in this room.
This room may be used for:
Quiet reading
Reader Theatre
Group/individual presentation

6. Technology Room Center of the Library
This room may be used for:
Internet research
PowerPoint, Word and Excel creation/ presentation
Library orientation
Online magazine database search (Elibrary)

7. Humanities Room/Career Center North Side of the Library
Nonfiction books are housed in humanities room.
This room also houses the Career Center
This room may be used for:
Group discussions
Search for BPHS library books online

8. Non-Fiction
Shelved by Dewey Decimal Number then author’s last name (except for 920’s and 921’s)
000 Generalities 
100 Philosophy and Psychology
200 Religion
300 Social Science
400 Language
500 Natural Science and Mathematics
600 Technology (Applied Sciences)
700 Arts
800 Literature
900 Geography and History

9. Circulation Desk and Textbooks
Check-out books with your ID card
Return books at the book return
Pay 5 cents per copy when printing from the computers

10. Library Hours
7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
We are open before school, during break, at lunch and after school

11. Reference books – 1 day if allowed
BOOK CHECKOUT
IT'S AS EASY AS
1 ID
2 ITEMS
3 WEEKS
3 book maximum
Reference books – 1 day if allowed

12. Overdue Books Books are checked out for 3 weeks
If you have any overdue library books, you will not be allowed to check out anymore items until the overdue books are returned, renewed or if lost, paid for.

13. Books Renewals Regular books may be renewed three times
Reference books – no renewal
Books with holds pending cannot be renewed

14. Lost or Damaged Books Please treat our books with care and respect.
Students will be required to pay for the costs of lost or damaged books.

15. The “call numbers” are also used to look up your book
Library Website
Use the “Academics” tab
The library also has DATA BASES available on the website that can be accessed from home with passwords which are available in the library.
The “call numbers” are also used to look up your book

16. Tech Miscellanea Save all your work to “My Documents.”
You may use a flash drive as a backup.
No games, chat, or other inappropriate sites or activities! Don’t know what’s inappropriate? Ask!
You may your work to yourself if you have prior permission from the library staff
Choose the printer “hp 4250” printer to print.
Remember to LOG OFF when you leave.

17. Printing or Making Copies
Printing from computers -- $.05 per copy
Copy machine -- $.10 per copy

18. No head phones, music players, or cell phones
General Library Use
No food or drinks
No playing games on computers
No head phones, music players, or cell phones
No hats or hoods
Show pass when sent by your teacher

19. FICTION is filed by author’s last name
Using Call Numbers to Find a Book. -Each book’s Call Number is the Address of that book in the Library
FICTION is filed by author’s last name F
Blume
FIC
Blume

20. Using Call Numbers to Find a Book
NON-FICTION is filed by Dewey Number & author’s last name
940
Churchill

21. Using Call Numbers to Find a Book
BIOGRAPHIES are a sub-group of non-fiction. They are filed by the last name of the subject of the biography
921
Shakur

22. Using Call Numbers to Find a Book
REFERENCE is filed by Dewey number and the author’s last name R
510
Bernoulli
REF
500
Euclid

23. Accessing Library Catalog
Or OPAC (On-Line Public Catalog)
From Home and at School:
Go to the library website and click on “BPHS Library Online Catalog”
“Call numbers” are also used to look up a book

27. What did we discuss? Library staff Library layout
Navigating the Library
Hours
Checkout, renewals, and overdue books
Library and computer rules
Printing
Using “Call Numbers” to find a book
Our website
Accessing the Library Catalog
Quiz

28. BPHS Library Orientation Quiz
Student Quiz
Students may visit:
BPHS Library Orientation Quiz
To take a short Library Orientation Quiz
This quiz may also be accessed on the BPHS Library website. Click on Library Orientation and then click on Quiz link.

29. Teachers: Please contact Mrs
Teachers: Please contact Mrs. Remala if you would like to take your class for a tour of the library.
Thank you Go Coyotes!