Library

The HCHS Library is open at lunch period and during all assemblies except those, which require student body and faculty. HCHS has a variety of books.

Hickman County High School was recently equipped with a new computer system, complete with Internet Explorer. Here are a couple of students enjoying the new system. A teacher guides her students to sources in the card catalog, which has been recently computerized. Students are able to check out a variety of magazines. The Audio-Visual Room is equipped with videos and filmstrips.

Library Regulations: The library is an area of resources for work and enjoyment. Please help us keep it that way. No continuous or disruptive talking is allowed. Students who disturb in the library for any reason will be restricted to classrooms or study hall for a period of two weeks and given a level 1 demerit. They may not use the library during a restricted period unless a teacher requires it. The teacher requiring that student use the library during a restricted period must sign request and state reason. One teacher may not sign for another. No book bags are allowed in library. Students may check out book, stored magazines, and vertical file materials for a period of two weeks. No item may be rechecked without presenting item. Lost books should be reported. Book price must be paid and overdue fines must be paid up to date reported lost. If found, price for book will be refunded. Fines of $.10 per day will be charged on overdue items. Excused time out of school will not be fined. All overdue and fines must be cleared, or student will be restricted from checking out other items. Copies of school material can be made at $.10 each page. (No loans)

The library is an area of resources for work and enjoyment with many computers. A computerized card catalog is on all the computers. Click on the Concourse Opac icon and then Word Search. You may search by author, title or topic. Note: If you don't turn in your signed Internet form, you will not be able to use the computers at all.

Student must have teacher-signed pass to use library during any school period except before school - 8:00 A.M. You should bring your passes to the counter in the center of the library and leave them until you are ready to return to your classroom. Your pass will be stamped and timed when you arrive and when you depart. If there are several student's names on one pass, all students have to return at the same time. No one should leave early. Students must return to their assigned areas 5 minutes before the end of the period.

There are computers in the library to accommodate an entire class. You may use a computer if you fill out an Internet form. Be sure to return your form to your AAA teacher at the beginning of school. If a teacher has the library reserved, that class has privilege to the computers. Copies in black and white from the computer and copy machines are $.10 each. Computer color prints are $.25. You must have permission from the librarians before you can print. They will save you money. You must pay for your prints before you receive them.

Students who disrupt in the library for any reason will be given a level I demerit and sent back to their classroom. The library should be a quiet place to study and learn.

No book bags are allowed in library.

After entering library, no student should ask to use telephone or restroom except in case of emergency.

Students may check out books, back issues of magazines, and vertical file materials (pamphlets and clippings) for a period of two weeks. USE YOUR ID CARD TO CHECK OUT A BOOK. You may renew the items if you will bring the items back with you. They will have to be stamped again. You may return your books and other library items before and after school and in between classes. The last three current issues of magazines can not be checked out. They are in the new magazine room and may be used in the library only. You may have copies made of the articles. You must sign a notebook outside the new magazine room stating your name, title of magazine, and date of magazine. You only take one at a time. Mark through your name when you return it. A library assistant will be monitoring the notebook.

Fines of $.10 per day will be charged on overdue items. Excused time out of school will not be fined. All overdues and fines must be cleared, or student will be restricted from checking out other items.

Lost books should be reported. Book price must be paid and overdue fines must be paid up to the date reported lost. If found, price for book will be refunded.

Audio-visual materials are to be used by the students in the library only if equipment is available, unless special arrangements are made with librarian and other teachers for them to be used in the classroom.

Book reserved by teachers are used in the library or classroom or checked out for overnight by the students who have those teachers. These books are indicated by long orange reserve cards.

Students will be required to show library materials for security check at door as they leave library. If the entire class is in the library, yellow strips will be put in the books that are checked out and they will be taken up at the exit door when the class leaves.

Any students taking material from the library without checking out material will be treated as a shoplifter. This is a state law. Included in this law are books, magazines, pages from book or magazines, and library property. We will enforce this law.