Book Care

One of the concepts emphasized in the library is respect and responsibility for shared resources. You can encourage your child to take care of their library books by:

• Keeping library books in their backpack when they are not reading them

• Carrying books carefully

• Turning pages carefully from the corners using "tiny mouse hands" (two fingers)

• Washing hands before reading or handling books 

• Keeping food, drinks, pets, and babies away from library books

• Wrapping books in a plastic bag in their backpack if it is a rainy day

• Informing their teacher or librarian right away about any torn pages or writing found in the book

If your child's book is damaged, we will do our best to fix it. Please return the damaged book to a library staff member directly rather than in the book return bin. If it is not repairable, we will let you know how much it will cost to replace the book.