NAME:
Mrs. Christine McKinzie
SCHOOL:
Allen Park High School
CLASS:
Library Media Center
SCHOOL PHONE:
1-313-827-1200 ext. 1176
MISSION STATEMENT: To help students become interested readers and effective
users of information.
GOALS: The goal of the media center is to give students the tools to be
more effective researchers when conducting online searches for information.
By providing databases and teaching how to access and use them, students
will be gaining skills that will not only benefit them in their current
school work, but prepare them for the research that will be expected of them
in college and in the work place.
Knowledge is of two kinds: we know a subject ourselves, or we know where we
can find information upon it. - Samuel Johnson
Hours:
The media center is open Monday through Friday, from 7:30am to 2:45pm.
Checking Out Books and Magazines:
All materials must be checked out from the circulation desk before leaving
the media center. A reasonable number of items may be checked at a time.
Fiction and non-fiction books may be checked out for up to 3 weeks and can
be renewed at the end of this time if there are no other requests for the
materials. Reference books are for use in the media center only.
Magazines may be checked out for up to 3 days and renewed if no other
requests are noted.
For check-in, materials should be returned to the circulation desk.
Late Fees and Lost Items:
Students who do not return materials by the due date will be charged a late
fee of $0.10/day. This fee applies to both books and magazines.
It is the student’s responsibility to pay for lost or damaged materials.
$3.00 per magazine or the original cost of the book will be charged.
Passes:
Teachers must supply a pass for drop-in students during the school day.
Students must sign in at the circulation desk when they arrive and sign out
when they leave.
Computer Use:
Media center computers are to be used for school-related work only, as per
Allen Park school district’s acceptable use policy.
E-mail may be opened only as it relates to classroom work.
The 33-station computer lab is reserved for classes only, while 20 media
center computer stations are available for drop-in students. Students will
be assigned a specific computer to use.
When done, students must log off the appropriate computer.
Copiers:
Students are allowed to use copiers for academic-related purposes. Up to 5
pages a day may be printed free of charge at the available media center
copiers. Beyond this number, a charge of $.05/copy will apply. Students are
encouraged to store research materials on portable storage devices such as
flash drives.
Library Catalog:
The on-line public access catalog (OPAC) may be accessed from any of the
school’s computers through the “HS media center” desktop icon.
Behavior:
- Please be considerate of others when working in the media center.
- Do not leave trash or unneeded papers behind at your work area.
- Food and drink are not allowed. Water bottles may be left at either
the circulation desk or the teacher's desk in the computer lab.
