About the Library
Mission Statement
The Abington Middle / High School Library supports students and faculty by providing a collection of materials, both print and electronic to implement and enrich curriculum and to help ensure students are effective finders, users, and ethical producers of information. The Library also strives to promote reading for pleasure. The Library supports the Technology Department by being the contact point for laptop troubleshooting and repair.
About the Library
The Library's physical collection consists of print resources, including books, magazines and newspapers. The Library also has a collection of DVDs, for teaching and learning, as well as physical audiobooks, downloadable e-books and audiobooks. The Library provides students with online access to databases. The physical Library collection can be accessed through the Destiny catalog. The link is found on the Library webpage.
The library also offers desktop computers and a quiet atmosphere to relax and do work.
Staff and students are encouraged to recommend materials to be added to the library collection. Although the bulk of the materials are ordered in the spring, a materials list is developed throughout the year. We look forward to making purchases that enhance the curriculum and promote reading for pleasure.
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Library Policies
Library Media Center Rules and Policies
Fall 2023
The Library is Phone-Free-Zone. Please put your phone away in your backpack while you are here.
Food and drink (other than water) are not allowed in the Library.
Students may borrow a book for three weeks and renew it once if nobody else has placed the book on hold.
Students may borrow 3 books. (5th graders may borrow 2 books at a time.)
When a student borrows a book, they are responsible for caring for this book and the book should be returned in the same condition it was in when the book was checked out. Students should take care while transporting library materials in their backpacks. If a book is returned damaged beyond repair it must be replaced or paid for. We recommend placing library books in a ziplock bag before putting the books into a backpack.
When visiting the Library, students are asked to sign-in on computers at the circulation desk upon arrival, (unless just coming quickly to print, in which case they should be on an in/out ehall pass from their classroom teacher. )
Students need to request an ehall-pass to use the restroom, go to the nurse, main office, guidance, etc.
Please do not leave the Library to go to next period without waiting for the bell to ring.
The Library is open to 4 Learning Center students per class in addition to any National Honor Society students who wish to visit the Library from their Learning Center, VHS students are assigned here for their class. Students who need research help from Mrs. London are always welcome.
Students may also visit the library during Bridge Block for Bridge Block Enrichment Activities (Monday - Book Group, Tuesday - Board Games, Wednesday - Special Workshops, Friday - Special K Project / Research Help
The Library may be closed from time to time to accommodate classes from both schools.
Student must use headphones or earbuds with their laptops as music & or videos may disturb others..
The school’s acceptable use policy as stated in the Student Handbook applies
No chair sharing please - 1 chair to 1 student policy
Please refrain from putting feet up on chairs in the Library as the upholstery has to be dry cleaned.
Students are asked to put things back where they found them (furniture, books, magazines, etc.).
Failure to follow these rules makes a student ineligible to come to the Library.
