Library
Canton High Library
The Canton High School Library provides equitable access to resources and informational technology for instructional and recreational use. As a learning center of the school community, the library will support curriculum and professional development while also enabling students to pursue their individual growth and interests.
The mission of the Canton High School Library is to support all members of the school community with the resources and skills necessary to be successful readers, researchers, and digital citizens. To achieve this goal, the library staff will:
Instruct students in the effective, efficient, and ethical use of resources and informational technology.
Assist students in developing independent inquiry, research, and analytical skills for academic, personal, and recreational knowledge.
Collaborate with faculty members to develop, enhance, and enrich the curriculum across content areas and grade levels.
Create an environment that promotes curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking in acquiring and presenting new information.
Provide opportunities to use the most current applications of educational and collaborative technologies as they continue to evolve.
Promote and encourage learning and reading for instructional and recreational use by presenting a variety of genres and media formats.
LIBRARY POLICIES and PROCEDURES
HOURS: The Joseph E. Joyce Media Center is open from 7:15 A.M. to 3:15 P.M. We are staffed before and after school for 45 minutes by various members of our faculty who may help or support students with academic questions. We frequently have honor society students from various academic disciplines available to tutor students as well.
DIRECTED STUDY PASSES: Students may obtain a pass to come to the library in advance of their directed study period. However, scheduled classes take priority over study hall use.
CHECKING OUT MATERIALS: All material leaving the library MUST be checked out. Materials must be returned within four (4) weeks. Materials may be renewed if the item is not reserved by another student. Students do not have to have the item(s) with them in order to renew.
OVERDUE & LATE FEES: Overdue Notices will be emailed to students. Students are also able to log in to the Destiny catalog using their Canton Google ID and review the books they currently have checked out and when they are due.
LOST OR DAMAGED ITEMS: Students are charged a replacement cost for lost and/or damaged material. Students may pay the replacement cost with a check made payable to the Town of Canton or replace the damaged book with a new copy or a good condition used copy.
COMPUTER & ELECTRONIC USE: Students may use their own electronic device in the library for academic purposes and must abide by the Canton Public School’s Responsible Use Policy (RUP) or privileges may be revoked.