Library Policies 

FULTON COLLEGE PREP LIBRARY


LIBRARY POLICIES & PROCEDURES


Overview


The following policies are designed to guide teachers on library visitations and scheduling. The following protocols for library usage include:

Library Hours: 8:00 am - 3:53 pm 

Closed on Tuesdays after school


The library space is available to the Fulton Community on a first-come, first-served basis.  To schedule time with the Teacher-Librarian, please schedule a visitation.  For drop-in visitations, the library seating area space and computer are available to be used by teachers and staff for activities like testing or an alternate location without reservation when available. Please see the Schedule for availability. Teachers monitor students they bring to the library space without a scheduled visitation (book stacks are closed). Staff are welcome to schedule testing sessions ahead of time to make sure reservations are made.


Scheduling a visit to the library can be done via the Schedule a Visit tab.  For support with scheduling, please email Ms. Claudia Williams at cwilli12@lausd.net. The teacher should confirm appointments scheduled by the librarian. Appointments may be rescheduled or canceled if not confirmed the day before visitation. 



The following times are available for scheduling a visitation:

MON: Periods 2, 3, 4

TUES: Periods 1, 3, 4

WED: Periods 1, 3, 4

THURS: Periods 1, 3, 4

FRI: Periods 2, 3, 4

Advisory visits are not available with the varied lunch schedule.


Conference periods and librarian lunch periods are not available for visits:

MON/FRI TUES/WED/THURS

Period 1 Period 2

Lunch: Occurs at the end of Period 3 & beginning of Period 4.

DAILY 1:45 pm to 2:15 pm

TUES 12:45 pm to 1:15 pm


Please call, email, or send a legible pass to the teacher-librarian when sending students to the library independently:

•send the student to the library with information such as a Library Pass in any format

•by sending an email to cwilli12@lausd.net

•calling the circulation desk at extension 72132 / library office at extension 72119 

Thank you for sending students during non-conference hours only.  


If several students (more than 3) need to select new books, please confirm with the teacher librarian before sending them to the library or ask the students to visit the library on their own before or after school.  Students who visit during that time will be able to receive readers’ advisory on their selections. 

The teacher-librarians conference period is P2 daily and P1 on Mondays & Fridays.  Lunch is between P3 & P4. Please see availability & conference period.


Printing services at the computer lab:

Printing services are available for printing reports and final copies of work free of charge.  Copies are black and white only.  Teachers are asked to follow the same protocols for sending students to the library independently above. Students who arrive at the library for printing must be prepared to print only.  


All students must register to visit the library during lunch hours and sign in upon entry. We are open for lunch; students may eat their lunch at the tables and are expected to remain seated in the appropriate areas.  No eating in the lounge, book stacks, or computer lab.

Due to limited supervision, the circulation desk may or may not be available, but students may return books.  Students are expected to remain orderly, bus their food items, clean the table they are seated at, and identify themselves when asked by the teacher-librarian.  Students who do not meet these expectations may be asked to leave the library for the day.

The library opens at 8 a.m. and closes at 3:53 p.m.  We are available to support students with Readers Advisory and make book recommendations at nonpeak hours.  Students who are not scheduled to return to the library with their classes may return books when the library is open.

Please have students line up outside the library in an orderly line.  Students should be guided to the designated seating area (or computers) either by the classroom teacher or the teacher-librarian.  Students will await instructions before entering all areas of the library.


Teachers may assign students a table number to sit at when they enter the library. There are 8 tables with 3 seats each.  Seating is stacked and students are expected to follow the guidance of the classroom teacher or the teacher librarian about where to sit down upon entry to the library with their classroom teacher.

Monitoring Students

Basic supervision of your students is required when visiting the library, especially during book checkouts.  Students may not run in the book stacks.  Teachers are encouraged to correct their students if they are not orderly. Teachers can also assist students in locating books in the book stacks. Students will remain seated at the tables until dismissed to the book stacks or computer lab.  The lounges are closed to students during visitations unless otherwise specified. 

How to Find Books

The library is organized by the Dewey Decimal System; all fiction titles are organized alphabetically by the author’s last name.  Students who are in middle school may not know where to find books as they are not organized by genre.  It’s recommended that students learn how to use the database for our online catalog.  Students are encouraged to bring their Chromebooks to the library for instruction on how to find fiction books for independent reading or class assignments as well as non-fiction books for reports.  Students will be taught how to search for books by call number. Using data like the student's Lexile measure from iReady may help students identify books at their independent and interest level.  Future collection development will include genrefied and leveled selections. Students can also search Destiny Discover for genrefied selections or search for genres by a keyword search.

Research and Databases

Databases, access to vetted sources, and research are a big part of high school and preparing for college.  Lessons are available for all high school classes to enhance your research projects and show students how to cite sources properly.  LAUSD no longer subscribes to most databases and students will have to access online databases through the Los Angeles Public Library, L.A. County Libraries, and Universities.  All students have access to a LAPL Student Success Card directly through Schoology with their library card numbers and pins beginning in September 2023.  Due to the new interface for accessing databases, please be prepared to spend some time learning how to connect to them.  Please send any ideas or projects to the teacher-librarian for additional research support.

The Conference Room is currently reserved for IEP meetings.  Please see Ms. Figueroa for more information about the scheduling.  The Book-Processing Room can be utilized as an alternate meeting space.  We can accommodate guests who need a space to work while visiting our campus as well as therapists who need a place to meet with students.  Fulton Jaguars, teachers & staff, and the Fulton Parent Center may inquire about the use of the Book-Processing Room. The restroom is not intended for student use.  For security purposes, the hallway door will remain locked.  When using the restroom,  the restroom door must be closed and locked. Upon exiting the restroom, please secure the hallway by closing the door.


FULTON COLLEGE PREP LIBRARY POLICIES & PROCEDURES


CONTACT US


If you have any questions regarding our policies & procedures, please email Ms. Williams at cwilli12@lausd.net

Last Updated: This Policy was last updated on 12/11/2023

Conference Period

The conference period for our TL varies so we can accommodate all our Jaguars. 

 Tuesday's conference can be changed upon request to accommodate periods 1 and 2 on the same day.