Library Orientation

1
Library Orientation

• Corbett Middle School
• Mr. Ricondo, Librarian

2
Library Hours

• 745-345
• Open for 7th grade lunch (Coming Soon)
• When there is a class scheduled during 7th grade
  lunch, the library will closed.
• You will need a pass to come to the library
  during school hours.

3
Library Rules

• Walk in the library
• Keep voices down at a respectable level
• Always use a place marker when looking for books
  on the shelf
• Help keep our library shelves clean and orderly
• Chat rooms and games are not allowed
• Always ask before you print
• Ask for help

4
Consequences

• Warning about your behavior
• I will ask you to sit down until I think you are
  ready to participate OR
• I will ask you to straighten up the shelf and
  return it to the order it was in
• I will not allow you to check out a book and/or
  use a computer.

5
A little about me

• I have been a librarian for over 10 years.
• I was a teacher for 5 years.
• I have worked at the Elementary, High School and
  now Middle School level.
• I used to train teachers and librarians in using
  technology.
• I love old school video games and Guitar Hero.

6
How to check out a book

• Bring your student ID and book to the circulation
  desk.
• Hand it to the librarian or library aide for
  checkout.
• Make sure you know when your book is due.
• Library fines are 10 cents a day.
• 3.00 maximum overdue fine

7
Bringing books back

• Use the book drop to bring your books back.
• You can also give the book to me, or one of my
  library aides.
• Let us know that you are bringing it back to be
  turned in, and not to be re-shelved.

8
Dewey Decimal System

• How books are organized in the library
• Think of it like a street with houses
• Only certain books live at that address
• The Dewey system is made up of numbers and
  letters to make that address.

9
Non-Fiction

• Books that are made of facts
• They are not telling a story
• In the TV world, non-fiction books would be like
  The Discovery Channel, The History Channel, and
  The Learning Channel.
• These books usually have a Dewey number.

10
(No Transcript)
11
(No Transcript)
12
(No Transcript)
13
(No Transcript)
14
(No Transcript)
15
(No Transcript)
16
(No Transcript)
17
(No Transcript)
18
(No Transcript)
19
(No Transcript)
20
Biography

• Biography are the only non-fiction book that has
  a letter in its call number. B
• These books are about peoples lives
• The call number has the first 3 letters of the
  persons last name.
• Example B WAS for George Washington
• One exception is if you are a king or queen the
  first 3 letters of your name is used
• B GEO for King George

21
Fiction

• Fiction books are made up stories.
• In the TV world, these are like movies, comedies
  and cartoons.
• Their Dewey number is F
• The first 3 letters of the authors last name
  follows the F
• For example F ROW for JK Rowling

22
Reference Books

• These books are encyclopedias or specialty
  encyclopedias
• These books cannot be checked out
• They have an REF in the call number and then the
  regular Dewey number follows.
• These are non-fiction books.

23
Library Catalog

• The library catalog is accessible from anywhere
  in the school or at home.
• If you are using a school computer, you will need
  to login with your username and password.
• Corbett Library Catalog