When students check out textbooks, library books or other library materials, they agree to be responsible for lost or damaged items.  The materials are on loan for student use and must be returned by the due date and in good condition.  The library discourages leaving books in classrooms, since students are responsible for all materials checked out in their name.  It is the student's responsibility to bring all books back to the library to be checked in at the end of the course or the end of the school year.  Keep your books in your possession at all times (don't share with others or leave them unattended).  Keep your books clean and dry, and covered.  Use a waterproof backpack, or keep a plastic bag inside your backpack that you can put your books in during rainy weather.  Refrain from tossing or dropping books.  Refrain from writing in books.  If you put a water bottle inside your backpack, with textbooks, make sure the lid is screwed down tightly.

Current year VHS ID cards are required on campus every day and are needed for all library activities.  Replacement cards cost $5.00.

The library computers are to be used for school research purposes only. This means no e-mail, games, music, shopping or other inappropriate use.  Students log on using their personal account information. Credit must be given for all sites accessed when researching for a paper or project, so as to avoid plagiarism.  Students who do not comply with the EGUSD appropriate use policy, printed in the student handbook, may lose computer privileges.

Most library books are checked out for three weeks.  No fines are charged for materials returned late.  Students with overdue books or charges for lost or damaged books may not check out library books, although they will be issued textbooks. Students may have up to five library books checked out at any one time, of which only three may be by the same author or on the same subject, so as to make the library collection available to the greatest number of students.

Keep in mind that the library is intended as a quiet location for studying or reading.  Please speak quietly and respect other students' right to work without interruption;, follow the directions of library and school staff, and leave your food, gum and drinks outside.  All school rules, including those that apply to passes, electronic devices and the dress code, will be enforced.

LOST BOOKS

Students will be charged the full replacement cost of any textbook or library book they lose while it is checked out to them.  Students may not check out a second copy of any textbook until a payment plan is established for the first copy.  Talk to the library staff to do this.  EGUSD increases the price of textbooks annually, so students are advised to pay for lost books promptly.  The most expensive textbook costs $195 this year, so do everything possible to protect and care for this expensive resource.  Textbooks must be returned when the course the student is enrolled in ends so the book is available to be checked out to another student.

Payments for lost textbooks and library books that are returned to the library within one year of the original due date will be refunded, provided it is a current adoption of the textbook.  Damage charges may be applied before the refund is issued.

DAMAGE CHARGES

Students have one week to return to the library to report any book that is checked out in damaged condition.   The library staff encourages students and staff to take the utmost care to avoid losing or damaging textbooks or library books.

Minimum damage charges are as follows:

SELECTION POLICY CRITERIA

All materials are selected with the intention that they support the school curricula, help students become effective users of information and encourage a love of reading.  Specifically library materials will be selected that
-support and enhance the school curricula and state and district standards
-provide up-to-date information in a variety of formats
-reflect the diversity of the school and the community
-represent varying points of view