The
mission of the school library media program is to "ensure that
students and staff are effective users of ideas and
information." This mission is accomplished through the
attainment of the following goals:
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provide
intellectual and physical access to material in all formats
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provide
instruction to foster competence and stimulate interest in reading,
viewing and using information and ideas
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work
with other educators to design learning strategies to meet the needs
of individual students
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Adapted
from Information Power: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs,
American Library Association, 1998
Columbia High School operates on a nine
period day from 7:25 a.m. until 2:13 p.m. The library media center
is open from 7:15 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Monday - Friday.
Books: To find what you need, use the Mandarin OPAC (Online
Public Access Catalog). Books and
magazines circulate for
four weeks, with one possible renewal. Up to five items may be
borrowed at a time. Borrowing privileges for students allow up to
fifteen items out at a time.
Magazines: Current issues of popular titles are on display for leisure
reading. Back issues of magazines are kept for five years and may
be borrowed by filling out written request slips.
Newspapers: We
subscribe to the Times Union, The Daily Gazette, The New York Times and
The Wall Street Journal. Current issues are on display for
leisure reading. Old newspapers are available for students to
take.
Audio-visual materials: We
have videos, DVDs, audio cassettes, art prints and picture sets.
These are available for faculty to borrow and students may view them in
the library.
Computer resources: Students must have a user id and
password to access library computers. Internet access is
available for academic use only. Online services are
provided by the East Greenbush School District, our school library
system, and the New York State Library.
Interlibrary loan: Catalogs of the holdings of area school, college,
public and special libraries are available on the Internet. We can
arrange for borrowing books and articles from other libraries through
our interlibrary loan system.
Photocopying &
Floppy Disk services: A
photocopier is provided by the Student
Council. The cost for copying is $.10 per page.
Before
and after school: We are open before school from 7:15 to 7:25
and after school from 2:13 to 3:00. Students are expected to have
work to do and respect the study atmosphere. Late buses are
provided for after school activities.
Student
use of the library from classes and study halls: Signed
agendas are required from classes and
study halls. Each study hall teacher may send up to a total of
five students to the library to get books, do research or read. It is best to get a pass from the teacher who gave
the assignment. Classroom teachers may send up to five students
from class to do research. If there is a need to send more than
five students, librarians will plan ahead with the teacher to make
arrangements for all or part of the class to use the library.
Lunch periods: Students
are expected to eat first, then come to the library with a pre-signed
agenda obtained from a teacher. They must remain in the library
until the end of the period.
Unscheduled (free) periods for seniors: Students are welcome to come to the library
on their "free" periods and must sign in at the beginning of
the period and stay until the end. In compliance with school rules, passes are required from students who enter or leave
while the period is in session.
Student ID is required to borrow materials. (Official substitutes
are accepted.)
Students with overdue materials have restricted borrowing privileges.
No food or drink is allowed in the library public areas.
This is YOUR library, please let us know how we can help you!
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