inquirers ० knowledgeable ० thinkers ० communicators ० principled ० open-minded ० caring ० risk-takers ० balanced ० reflective
1. Access to library resources is a right freely given to all students; the right to remain or work in the library learning commons space is a privilege guided by behavioral expectations.
2. Sign in with Mrs. Rikansrud or Mr. Villalobos at a circulation desk or tech computer, and show your pass when you arrive. If coming during lunch, and if there is confusion about your purpose, you may be asked to fill out and keep a library lunch purpose pass. This will be your lunch pass from us.
reading, browsing, or searching for books
checking out, returning, holding, or renewing books/materials
discussing or reviewing books or ideas
Needing quiet
playing chess, games, or puzzles
studying, testing, researching, homework
participating in approved group activities
asking for help with book choices, academics, or tech
asking for resources or how to find
printing or using library computers
checking on missing work
learning, exploring, designing . . .
using the library without a library purpose, as a social destination and without respect for maintaining a productive, polite, and quiet environment
coming to the library instead of class, to avoid class, or without teacher's permission and pass
meeting, joining, or working with other students who were sent to work from different teachers
coming to the library during class in order to access phones or social media
Always sign in
Always have a pass or a purpose, and stay true to your purpose.
Use the Habits of Mind and Eight Essentials to shape your learning and library mindset
Respect requests of staff
Respect the needs and space of others, especially scheduled groups and classes
Adapt volume to meet the needs of the day and number of students present
Handle equipment, materials, and furniture with care
Return materials by due date and in good condition
Keep the library clean
If staying, have a seat. Tables are limited to 4 students per table, and groups should be no larger than three. Chairs and tables should not be moved.
Keep the library tables and floors clean, and dispose of food garbage in appropriate bins or outside the library.
Eating in the library is a privilege and is restricted to posted conditions and areas.
Lunch students need to maintain an environment in which students, programs, and classes can also work successfully in the library. This is always the standard.
Sometimes the library is closed at lunch or is reserved for class activities, so have an alternate destination for lunch planned for when needed.
Libraries are used to meet the needs of many patrons with diverse questions and needs. We support our school community's need to have a productive place to work, think, create, read, study, and question with others who are doing the same. With that privilege comes responsibility.
Students should understand that they will maintain access to library materials, but that independent visiting privileges may be limited or restricted to class activities if they do not show a desire to follow the expectations and requests of library staff.
Visitors who disregard our library expectations, or who do not follow through on an approved purpose, may be asked to move or to return to class or commons (if at lunch). Repeat offenses may lead to loss of independent library privileges.
Thank You, Ms. Gosselin, SHS Librarian and Library Staff
Students are expected to demonstrate the Eight Essentials when visiting the library.
Purposes for visiting the library should typically align with the goals of the Learner Profile, and students should be using the Habits of Mind to achieve them. Integrity, curiosity, inquiry, and life-long learning, especially, are central values we model and expect in the library.
patience ० kindness ० humility ० respect ० selflessness ० forgiveness ० honesty ० commitment