Welcome to your WHS Library Media Center

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Welcome to your WHS Library Media Center

• Library-Media Assistant Ms. Herd
• Library Coordinator - Mrs. Walker
• HOURS 730 AM to 300 PM

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ACCESS TO THE LIBRARY

• Before and After School No Pass Needed
• During Lunch Get a lunch pass
• From Class Teacher permission with signed pass
• Remember to Sign-In on the clipboard on front
  counter as you enter the library
• Backpacks are to be left under the front table-
  please do not block walk / Exit area

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Lunchtime in the Library

• After eating lunch, come to your library and
  play checkers, chess or other board games-NO
  Computer Games.
• Read, rest, visit quietly or sit quietly and use
  this area as a safe haven or sanctuary.

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LIBRARY EXPECTATIONS

• Please enter and leave the library quietly.
• Please have a signed pass when not
  entering with your class.
• Please respect the books and equipment.
• Do not disturb other students work.
• Please no food or drinks in the library.

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CHECK-OUT PROCEDURES

• Two week check-out for up to three books at a
  time.
• Over-due books will incur a fine. Notices will
  be given.
• YOU are responsible for returning your books OR
  paying for what is lost or damaged.

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What is My Reading Level?

• How do you determine whether a book is right for
  you?
• 5-Finger Rule read any page. If you cant read
  the word or know the meaning, put down a finger.
  When you get all four fingers and your thumb
  down, that book is too hard for you. Pick
  another.

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Use the Search Engines

• To help you find the book you are looking for.
• Search by Title, Author, Subject Matter Key Word
  or a Series such as
• Alex Rider or Pendragon
• Ask for HELP!
• Ms. Herd is here for YOU!

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Whats a good book to read?

• Look to the suggestion notebook on the
  circulation desk.
• Ask for help from other students or Ms. Herd.
• Know your genresubject that interests you!
  Such as fantasy, horror, comedy, mystery,
  suspense.

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REFERENCE MATERIALS

• Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Almanacs, Atlases,
  Indexes for different subject areas, Handbooks,
  Time Tables, Guides and Companions (to novels,
  films, literature, history)
• Primary and Secondary Sources
• On-Line Resources - Pro-Quest (journals,
  magazines articles), Links to County Library
  sources
• Hardcopy information on Time, Newsweek and US
  News and World Report (over 30 years worth of
  magazines! 0)

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Library Lessons on

• Go to FPSD Webpage WHS Library choose
  library lesson at bottom of Library Homepagesuch
  as
• WHS Library Orientation - this one! ?
• How to Find a Legitimate Website
• Primary and Secondary Sources
• Look to the circulation desk for handouts such as
  MLA citing sources.