Library Routines
How should you enter library?
Walking feet, voice level 0 or 1.
How should you talk in the library?
At a whisper voice level.
The object you use to hold your place in a book.
A bookmark
True or false: I should push books into the back of the shelves to keep them organized
FALSE. Books should be on the edge of the bookshelves so that students can easily see them.
Who writes the book?
The author.
How should you return your books when coming in to library?
Look at the call number and put your book in the correct spot on the table.
What should you do if you have a question or comment?
Where is the best place to keep your book to make sure it stays safe?
In your bookbag.
What should I do if I want to put a book back but forgot where it went?
Give it to Ms. Wright.
Who does the pictures in a book?
The illustrator.
What can you do if you cannot checkout and the rest of the class is reading the new books they got? (not doing checkout options)
Read a SC Book Award Book or book from the Oops bin.
What should you do if you want to keep your library book longer than a week?
Tell Ms. Wright you would like to renew your book.
True or false: If my book gets damaged I should try to fix it myself.
FALSE. Let Ms. Wright know so she can fix it.
What do you call a set of books with the same characters but different stories?
A series.
What does it mean if there is only one persons name on the cover of the book?
They are both the author and illustrator.
What should you do before lining up to leave library?
Make sure you checked out your books, cleaned up your area and pushed your chair in.
What happens if we get two warnings and are still too loud on the third warning?
Go to level zero and lose the checkout star.
Name 3 things that you should keep your books away from so that they don't get damaged.
Drinks, markers, crayons, food, babies, animals, etc.
Why do I have to use a shelf marker?
So that I know where a book goes if I need to put it back.
How are fiction, everybody, biographies and graphic novels organized on the shelves?
By the first three letters of the authors last name.
What should I do if I need help finding a book and Ms. Wright is very busy checking people out?
Ask a friend or wait until Ms. Wright is not busy.
What will happen if Ms. Wright has already given you a warning and talked to your teacher?
She will reach out to a parent.
Why should you not let friends borrow your library books to take home?
Your library book is checked out under your name and is your responsibility if it is lost or damaged.
True or false: I can checkout a book that is on display on the top of shelves
TRUE! These books are put out in hopes that someone will choose them.
The label on the spine that tells where books are located.
The call number.