The document is a welcoming guide to the library that highlights its purpose as a resource center for research, reading, and study. It lists available resources, including over 11,000 books, magazines, and technology, as well as guidelines for library use and borrowing policies. Library hours are from 7:20 AM to 3:45 PM on school days, with a virtual library accessible 24/7.

1. Welcome to the Library!

2. It’s a great place for...
Research Reading

3. It’s a great place for...
Quiet Study Class Projects

4. Here are the people you’ll meet...
Ms. Hamilton
(the librarian)
Mrs. Young
(the assistant
librarian)

5. You will find many resources here,
including...
 11,000+ books
 Over 30 current
magazines
 Today’s newspapers
 Audiobooks
 Videos & DVDs
 Digital cameras
 Microphones
 Headphones
 Kindles & Nooks
 Calculators
 A fast printer
 Useful things … like
staplers, colored
pencils, paper,
rulers, and more!

6. Let’s take a tour through...

7. the Reference section,
where you’ll find
 Dictionaries
 Encyclopedias
 Atlases
 Almanacs
 Et cetera . . .

8. fiction – for most novels &
short stories

9. fantasy fiction

10. science fiction

11. biography (and autobiography)

12. & the classified sections ... for many
more books.

13. Here are current magazines . . .

14. . . . and the latest newspapers!

15. Look for books in our library
at these terminals ...
Or on any
computer --
including your
MacBook Air!

16. We’re nearly always open.
LIBRARY & LAB HOURS
7:20 am to 3:45 pm
every school day

17. Our virtual library is open
24/7!

18. You may come to the library with a class, during
lunch or break, or from your study hall.
BE PREPARED TO . . .

19.  USE LIBRARY RESOURCES,
 READ QUIETLY, OR
 STUDY QUIETLY!!
 AND REMEMBER TO SIGN IN ! !

20. Here’s the sign-in book . . .

21. No need to sign in before
or after school.

22. You can borrow almost
ANYTHING from this library.
 Books (and audiobooks) for 2 weeks
E-books
 Calculators, headphones
 Digital cameras, movie cameras,
microphones
 Nooks and Kindles
 Scissors, tape, glue sticks, and more!

23. BEWARE ! ! !
Fines are charged for late
Reference books, calculators,
& headphones.
We charge 25¢ per DAY!

24. BEWARE ! ! !
AND we
have a
security
system for
our books.

25. Yes, we have a photocopier.
Copies are free!
BUT only for
school needs,
AND this is not
a self-service
machine.

26. The Library printer is named
YHSLibraryHP.

27. The Computer Lab is right next door.

28. Mrs. Barr is the
Instructional
Technology
Integrator
Mrs. Crawford is
the Computer Ed
Tech

30. Remember to . . .
 Sign in & out

31. Remember to . . .
 Leave your food and
drink elsewhere

32. Remember to . . .
 Stow your cellphone
(off and away!)

33. Remember to . . .
 Check out anything you
take from the library

34. Remember to . . .
 Ask for help

35. And . . .

36. See you soon!

37. “Safe Haven” by Big D and the Kids Table
-used with permission -
Yarmouth High School Library