Policies and Guidelines

Items available for check-out

Students may check out books, headphones for use in the library, headphones with microphones for use in the library, and ebooks for the standard check-out period. 

Check-out policy

Students and staff are encouraged to check out books and other materials from the library. 7th Grade students may check out 1 book at a time, 8th Grade students may check out 2 books at a time, and High School students may check out 3 books at a time for a loan period of 3 weeks.  Additional items can be checked out or for a more extended time upon request. 

Student Book Wishes

At the La Junta Jr/Sr High School Library, we want to have the best selection of books for our students! While it isn’t possible for us to have and purchase EVERY book students want, we do want to know what books students are interested in reading. If we at least know what books are requested, we can check to see if they meet our district selection guidelines, and as funds allow, try and acquire them for the library.

If there is a book that you are interested in, that we don’t have, then fill out the form below. If parents are interested in donating to the library so we can purchase student requested books, we would be happy to accept donations.

Click here for the Library Student Wish List Form

Overdue item policy

Please just return overdue items when you are done with them. Any students with overdue items at the end of the year will be placed on the hold list. Schedules for the next year will not be given to any student on the hold list until the books have been returned or cleared by Mrs. Ritter. Come talk to Mrs. Ritter at any point with a problem with an overdue item. We do not charge any fines for overdue books.

Lost or damaged books

If a book is lost or damaged beyond repair or use, we may ask a student to pay for it. If you need to pay for a lost or damaged book, come talk to Mrs. Ritter to determine how to make restitution for the lost or damaged book.