PLEASANT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY

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WELCOME
TO THE
PLEASANT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY
Created 5/8/06 by Kimberly Borden, MLS
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BASIC LIBRARY INFO.

• LIBRARY HOURS ? MONDAY to THURSDAY 705am
  415pm
• FRIDAY 705am 230pm
• LOCATION ? Room G3
• Located strategically between the
  JCM and high school wings
• STAFF ? Mrs. Deborah Lowenburg, Library Media
  Specialist Department Head
• Mrs. Monica Astorino, Library
  Media Specialist
• Ms. Mary Vogt, Library Technical Assistant
• Mrs. Deborah Anderson, Library
  Technical Assistant
• WEBSITE ? http//webpages.pvbears.org/hslibrary/i
  ndex.htm

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THINGS TO REMEMBER !

• Check out materials using valid forms of
  identification (i.e. school i.d.)
• Check out 3 books for 2 weeks, unlimited renewal
  on books without holds
• Reference, AV, Periodicals, and software do not
  circulate.
• You are responsible to compensate for lost or
  damaged materials.
• 5 per day overdue, 25 per day overdue blue,
  green, and orange dot books
• Respect YOUR library !

Please refer to the PVHS Library Handbook for
more details and information !
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Click on the circled numbers to learn more about
the PVHS Library collection
example
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BOOK RETURN !
Feed Me !
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• Please return all library books to the
  circulation desk inside the library
• or
• Return to the drop box located in the hallway
  directly in front of the library in the G hall

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COMPUTER LAB
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• Utilize our many online subscription databases
• Gather information from the ACCESS PA website
• Search over 28,000 titles using the Library
  Online catalog
• Print articles from electronic resources
• Create Word, PowerPoint, and Inspiration documents

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Periodicals
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• Browse through our 60 periodical holdings like
  Popular Science, Seventeen, U.S. News World
  Report, Field Stream, Better Homes and Gardens,
  etc.
• Gather the latest and greatest local, regional,
  national, and world news from our daily newspaper
  subscriptions.

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Oversized Paperback Books
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Young Adult Novels
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GRAPHIC NOVELS
PLEASEREAD ME !
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Story Collection
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Drama, Romance, Tragedy
But youre the apple of my eye !
I dont like you anymore! Its over !
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Fiction
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Look for the purple books that say fiction to
indicate fictional materials
Fiction is the term used to describe works of the
imagination. A large part of the appeal of
fiction is its ability to evoke the entire
spectrum of human emotions to distract our
minds, to give us hope in times of despair, to
make us laugh, or to let us experience empathy
without attachment.
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Nonfiction
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• The Nonfiction collection includes informational
  books arranged by subject according to the Dewey
  Decimal System.

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Professional
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This collection allows our faculty and staff to
stay in tune with the latest and greatest
information regarding the art of education.
I found everything I need here at the PVHS
Library !
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Biography
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An account of the series of events making up a
person's life
Identified with an icon depicting a yellow book
with the letter B representing biographies.
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Career Books
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• Research potential career opportunities, required
  education, salary, job requirements, etc.
• Look for the green dots

Look for the hardworking gentleman to identify
career books on our online catalog
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Reference
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• A reference is a book you may use to find factual
  information on a subject

Look for the blue book with an R to indicate
reference materials
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AV Viewing
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• View any one of our videocassettes from our large
  collection right here in the library.

Videocassette icons represent video media found
in the collection
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Encyclopedias
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• Encyclopedias are part of the reference
  collection here at the PVHS Library.
• Titles include
• The World Book, Encyclopedia Britannica, and
  Americana
• A to Z, weve got it all!

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Ready Reference
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Ready reference books help to supplement the
reference collection.
Ready reference are indicated by an RR in the
call number
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Scanner
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Hey! Over here !
You can use your floppies here too !
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Reference Desk
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Stop running in circles ! Have all of your
questions answered at the reference desk. We can
help you with MLA citations, searching the
library online catalog, technical issues, or any
general questions regarding information
literacy. Stop on over . We dont bitehard !
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Circulation Desk
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• Check Us Out!
• You can
• Get your library passes
• Pay your fines
• Reserve books

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Conference Room
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On any given day you can find students taking
distance learning courses from affiliated higher
education institutions or teachers and parents
meeting to discuss the many important issues in
our school and community.
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Photocopier
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Im here to satisfy all of your copying needs. I
only charge 10 per copy and I do take bills !
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Content Index

• Basic Library Information
• Things to Remember
• Library Map
• Book Return
• Computer Lab
• Periodicals
• Oversized and Paperback Books
• Young Adult Novels
• Story Collection
• Fiction
• Nonfiction
• Professional
• Career
• Biography
• Reference
• Audio Visual Viewing