CIS - Library Media Center - Policies & Procedures

What do we offer?

The CIS Library offers a wide range of services to students and staff including:

A large print collection of fiction, non-fiction & reference books.
A variety of e-books and audio books.
A range of on-line resources and databases.
24 hour access to our library catalog.
Literacy and technology instruction.
Book Fairs and a variety of activities to encourage literacy

When are we available:

The CIS Library is open to students from 7:30 AM until 3:15 PM on most school days.
Students are welcome to come to the media center without a pass before school or after school is dismissed. During the school day, students are required to have permission from their teacher to come to the media center.

Student Circulation:

Students may check out up to two (2) items.
Students can check out materials for a period of (2) two weeks.
Students may renew a book at any time before it is due to be returned back.
Students with books overdue from our school or another location may only be allowed to check out one book at a time, until the other obligations have been cleared.

Fines and Fees:

In the event that a student loses a book, the student will be responsible for paying the replacement fee.
A flat rate of $10.00 will be charged for a book with no replacement fee noted.
Students will only be allowed to check one book until the lost book is either found or the replacement fee is received.

The Cheraw Intermediate School Library Media Center assists members of our learning community to become avid readers, effective users of information and life-long learners.

Our Goals and Objectives:

1. The CIS Library Program will work to support, supplement, and expand upon the current curriculum at by:

Including materials in various languages and ethnic backgrounds.
Providing materials on a wide variety of topics from several different viewpoints
Continuously investigating new materials.
Working to update the collection in a systematic, planned manner.

2. The CIS Library Program will ensure that all students have equal access to materials by:

Encouraging students to visit the media center throughout the school day.
Arranging and properly labeling the collection in a manner that is easily understandable to students, faculty, and staff.
Opening the library before and after school hours.

3. The CIS Library Program will encourage collaboration between teachers and the media specialist in an effort to emphasize information literacy in the context of the existing curriculum by:

Informing students and teachers about information literacy through collaborative teaching activities and individual instruction.
Making the media center schedule available to teachers on a daily basis.

4. The CiS Library Staff will work to maintain a comfortable, inviting, and helpful media center by:

Maintaining proper signage and labeling
Organizing materials in a logical manner and making records accessible on-line
Establishing and enforcing behavioral standards for library behavior

5. The CIS Library Staff will participate in professional development opportunities by:

Attending district media meetings.
Attending the South Carolina Association of School Librarians' conference.
Participating on various committees and teams.

6. The CIS Library Staff will work to keep the administration abreast of the library program by:

Publicizing activities.
Generating reports of collection statistics and usage information