Borrowing
You have borrowed a library book in your name. Your BFF wants to have it for just one night. Should you give it to him/her?
No
Can I walk on or climb over desks or the lounge?
No.
Can you come into the library without a teacher?
No.
Should I leave the lids off textas or snap pencils in half?
No
What sort of voice should I use in the Library and Lab?
An inside voice, a quiet voice.
When you bring a book back to the library, where should you leave it?
In the mailbox slot of the Circulation Desk.
Who is allowed to use the computer and scanner on the Circulation Desk?
Adults only.
How should I move around the Library?
Walk, "slow feet"
How should I speak to other people in the library?
With respect, kind words, polite words, school language.
When the teacher is talking to my class, what must I do?
Listen, actively.
Why should you have a bookmark with your name on it, inside the book you want to borrow?
So the adult knows under whose name to scan the book.
What should be clean before you read a book or use a computer?
Your hands.
Name 2 areas in the library that are out of bounds to students?
Loft, long store, computer store, library office.
Whose job is it to clean up your work area in the library?
Yours!
During a class discussion, how do I show the teacher I want to say something? (2 things)
1. Put my hand up 2. Wait to be asked to speak
When you have found a book you want to take for class or home, how do you borrow it?
Stand in line at the Circulation Desk and wait to have your book scanned.
Why are students not allowed to eat in the Library?
Food scraps attract mice and cockroaches, which will chew on books and computer cables, once the food scraps are finished.
During a library lesson, what 2 things must I do before I leave the library for any reason?
Ask permission from the teacher and wear a class pass.
Whose job is it to log off the computer next to your computer?
NOT yours!
Why should I be ready to do my best reading AND writing in the Library?
The lessons in the library are part of your teacher's program. The lesson's come from the NSW Department of Education curriculum.
Why should you borrow books from the library? 2 reasons at least.
1. you don't have to buy them; 2. read new authors or topics you don't have 3. better for the environment
Name 4 things you should NOT do to library books.
Write/draw on, cut, tear, rip, take plastic off, get wet, leave out in the weather, let pets play with, stand on, throw, dog-ear the corners.
How should you carry scissors around the library?
Model. Clasp fingers around the closed blades.
When should you help another student, or use another students things?
When the other student has said you can.
Why do I have to come to the library for lessons?
So your teacher has time to prepare for the rest of your week in class. You don't miss out on your learning.