Visiting the Library

 

HOURS: M-F 7am-3:30pm

 

FOOD & DRINK are NOT permitted in the library.

 

When visiting library during class time, students must have a BLUE PASS. Students are not allowed to leave and return while on a pass.

 

Teachers may send up to five students with a specific assignment on a blue pass each period.

 

 

Checking Out Library Resources

 

Students must have a valid SMHS ID card and clear account to check out library resources.

 

Students may CHECK OUT up to five books at a time (two books on the same topic at a time).

 

Students may put a book on HOLD for one week if (s)he does not have a SHMS ID card with him/her.

 

Books check out for one month; RENEW books for two more weeks, if no one has requested the book.

 

Remember to stop by the library when books are due to either renew or return books.

LATE FEES accrue at 5 cents a day per book; a maximum overdue fine of $5.00 per book applies.

 

Fines are assessed for DAMAGED BOOKS. Please notify library staff of damage found immediately.

 

OVERDUE NOTICES are sent out periodically to English classes, but students are responsible to ensure that books are returned on time.

 

 

 

Computers

 

Eighteen student use computers are available in the library for SCHOOL USE ONLY (this includes e-mail).

 

Students MUST have a valid SMHS ID with an Internet sticker to use the Internet on campus.

 

PRINTING COSTS - 5 FREE copies with each computer use. 10 cents each for extra copies. All color copies are 50 cents each.

 

Available at the circulation desk: DISKETTES - 50 cents. Rewritable CDs - $1.

 

If you find something "different" about a computer, please notify library staff immediately so you will not be held responsible (i.e. error messages, changes on the desktop, unknown icons, etc).

 

Misconduct or unauthorized use of computers will result in suspension or loss of library computer use. See SMUSD TECHNOLOGY USE AGREEMENT (which parents and students must sign to receive computer privileges).

 

COMPUTER TIP: SAVE! SAVE! SAVE! Computers are heavily used. To avoid losing your hard work, save your work constantly. Quick tip: Hold down the "Ctrl" (Control) button and then press "s" to save your work quickly.

 

 

Textbooks

 

The textbook office is open daily at lunch.

 

Please bring your SMHS ID card to check out textbooks or novels for classes.

 

NEW STUDENTS must bring their schedules to the textbook office to get textbooks.

 

When TRANSFERRING BETWEEN CLASSES, bring the textbook from the class you are dropping to get textbooks for your new class.

 

To avoid textbook FINES, cover your books with paper or cloth covers (do not tape covers on to books), bring them back to the textbook office within 30 days of issuance if you find any type of damage, return books directly to the textbook office, and treat your books with care. All textbooks must be returned in the same condition that they were issued. Any preexisting damages are noted in the back cover of the textbook. Textbook staff will assess fines based upon altered condition of textbooks (fines range from $3.00 for minor repairable damages to the full replacement cost of the textbook).

 

You are responsible for all textbooks and novels on your account, so stop by the textbook office if you need BARCODE NUMBERS of books checked out to you. Turning in a book with the same title but a different barcode number does not give you credit for turning in a book.

 

Although you are responsible to pay for lost, stolen, or damaged books, we will check out ANOTHER BOOK to you if you lose one (after you have thoroughly looked under your bed, through your trunk, and with your friends).

 

LOST TEXTBOOKS USUALLY TURN UP. People regularly turn in lost textbooks, so if you loose one, stop by the textbook office, and we can let you know if it has been turned in. If you pay for a lost book, to clear your account so you can participate in extracurricular activities, we will mail you a check if the books is returned within a year.

 

Students MUST be clear in both the library and textbook office prior to purchasing tickets for dances. This means that all overdue books MUST be turned in and fines paid to buy a ticket.

 

 

 

ID Cards

 

All students are REQUIRED to carry a current SMHS ID card; this ID card is required at all dances, to check out library and textbooks, and for identification while on campus.

 

Students are issued a new SMHS ID card annually. REPLACEMENT COST for a new ID card is $10. Lost your ID card? Stop by the cashier's office to pay for a new one, then bring your receipt to the library to get your new ID card.