General circulation policies:

Students may check out two books each, which are due in two weeks. Reference books are usually due in one day.

Library Fines and Consequences:

Students must pay for lost or damaged books. If damages are minor, the fee may be smaller than the full cost. If damages severely curtail the use of the books for future readers, students may have to pay the entire price of the book so that a replacement may be ordered.

We do not accept a replacement book instead of payment. Generally the price we pay for a book includes the processing materials like labels and covers and pockets. Altogether, the price we pay is usually cheaper than a donated book plus the cost of the processing materials.

Wet Books

Books that get wet are subject to growing mold unseen on the library shelves which may infect the entire library rapidly, so we strongly urge that students keep liquids away from all library books and protect their books from the rain. We cannot risk a mold infection throughout the library from one wet book. And mold may not grow immediately, so we do not risk putting the book back into the library. Sometimes mold grows slowly in the spine area and may take weeks to grow there because that is where the materials are thickest. Mold can cause severe reactions in students and staff with respiratory difficulties.

Paying Fines

Libraries do not accept checks or credit/debit cards for fines. Please send cash only.

Libraries do not hold report cards for library fines.

Students may be denied participation is school activities, such as games or dances, if they owe a library fine.

Students owing a library fine are not permitted to check out library materials until they pay their fines.

Fines travel from campus to campus until they are paid.

Seniors are not permitted to participate in graduation until their fines are paid.

Refunds:

Refunds are given if a lost/paid book is found before the final day of the school year for students. After the last day of school, the book fine money will be spent to order replacements. All refunds are handled via checks to parents/guardians. No cash refunds are given.

Students may track their own fines and materials:

Students may log in to http://destiny.springisd.org, select their campus, and log in with their school username and password. Under the My Info tab, they can see their library materials that are checked out and their fines if they have any.

Students may also download the Destiny Discover app to their phones or tablets and check their fines that way as well.

We seldom pass out paper fine notices. Students should check their account in Destiny online.