1. Library Orientation
Frontier MS & HS

2. BE IN THE KNOW ABOUT… Library forms and fines
Book Check-Out & Check-In procedures
Care of Books
How to find a Book
New books

3. Have to turn in these two forms (and paid fines)
LIBRARY FORMS
Patron Agreement
Check-out permission
To check-out books you
Have to turn in these two forms (and paid fines)

4. BOOK CHECK-OUT May come to library with teacher permission
May come in before school, during lunch, and during reading class to check-out a book
(if reading teacher doesn’t let you come, you need to come in the morning or at lunch)
May come in during any class for research
Visit for checkout 2x/week (4th-HS)
Must sign in (sign-in sheet by door)

5. CHECKOUT 2 Week check-out
YOU check Destiny to check your over-dues, fines, and see what books you have checked out.
Overdue books = can’t check out another till book(s) are brought back.
Lost or damaged=can’t check out till fine is paid
If a lost book is returned, you are refunded your money.

6. # Books You May Check-out
4th-HS can check out 2 books
You may visit the library 2X a week to check-out a book
For research or finding information for a project you may visit as much as your teacher allows.

7. NEW POLICY
If you have a overdue book(s) and you somehow get permission to use a teacher # to check out a book:
You must pay $1 every book you checkout, every-time
(goes towards paying your fine)
You must give your teacher the book at the end of each day…do not take it home or anywhere outside of classroom.

8. CARE OF BOOKS
Special place to keep books (shelf, hang in bag on door, off of floor)
Keep away from food, water, pets, young children, DON’T TAKE OUTSIDE or leave on bus
Use a bookmark
Don’t take on long trips…return to library and check-out later when you know you’ll be home.
Don’t leave in someone’s car or on the bus…always look.
Turn pages carefully, don’t fold corners
Don’t loan your book to a friend, recommend it
Don’t mark in the book
Don’t put pencils, etc. in the middle of the book
Bring back books before you transfer to a different school

9. HOW TO FIND A BOOK
Use DESTINY on the computer IN your classroom or in the library (if we have any computers).
ONCE YOUR ON DESTINY:
Make sure you don’t have any over-dues or fines.
Make sure the book(s) you want are “in” and not checked out.
Locate the Call Number (address) for the Book (write it down)
IN THE LIBRARY, go to the correct section (HS, MS, ELEM) & then NF, F, E, or R
If it’s NF you will look for # first, author’s last name next…if it’s F you will look for author’s last name.
Use a shelf marker
DESTINY IS NOT INSTALLED YET…WAITING…WILL ANNOUNCE AND COME BY FOR ANOTHER “QUICKER” TUTORIAL WHICH WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ONLINE

10. TYPES OF BOOKS & Materials in ELEM, MS, and HS sections
NON - FICTION
FICTION
BIOGRAPHY
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
REFERENCE
PERIODICALS
(magazines, newspapers)

11. NON - FICTION

12. NON - FICTION 10 Divisions-organized by Dewey # then Author’s last name
000 General Works
100 Philosophy
200 Religion
300 Social Sciences
400 Language
500 Natural Science
600 Applied Science
700 Arts & Recreation
800 Literature
900 History & Geography

13. FICTION - Chapter & Easy Books ABC order by Author’s last name
Historical Fiction
Animal Fantasy
Traditional Literature
Science Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Mystery
Fantasy

14. REFERENCE Arranged in Dewey Number Order
Encyclopedia
Almanacs
Dictionaries
Atlas
Books on specific topics used for research

15. RESEARCHING TOOLS Print & Non-Print
1. Reference books
2. Non-fiction books on your topic
3. Frontier Library Website - Digital Prairie databases
4. Frontier Library Website - Search Engines
5. Frontier Library - Pathfinders (none right now)
SHOW LIBRARY WEBSITE

16. RESEARCH TASK DEFINITION Guide through the BIG 6 research process
The librarian is available to come in your class to:
Guide through the BIG 6 research process
TASK DEFINITION
1. Define problem or task AND information needed
INFORMATION SEEKING STRATEGIES
2. Determine all possible sources AND select “best” sources
LOCATION & ACCESS
3. Locate sources (intellectually & physically) AND find info within sources
USE OF INFORMATION
4. Engage in information (e.g., read, hear, view, touch) AND Extract relevant info
SYNTHESIS
5. Organize info from multiple sources AND present the info
EVALUATION
6. Judge the product AND judge the process

17. …RESEARCH Guide how to use Online research tools
The librarian is also available to come in your class to:
Guide how to use Online research tools
(Digital Prairie, Search Engines)
Guide how to create and use (with your research
projects, & other assignments) Google docs,
Pathfinders, Wikis, Blogster, Voicethread, & other
multimedia tools offered free online.

18. ANYTHING ELSE
Wi-fi will soon be available in the library for laptop users
Computers are not available in the library…
keeping fingers crossed…
so make use of your classroom computers to look for books on DESTINY and to do your research
until this changes.
BOOK FAIRS
October 13-18, AND February 21-28, 2011
Sub from January-March (spring break)

19. AR CARDS to help 1st-6th Graders shelf-browse books on their level
Charlie Brown th Grade
September 2011
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