Library Policies
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Circulation:
The borrowing periods are:
- Books- 3 weeks
- Music CDs and Videos - 3 days
- New Magazines - overnight
- Magazine Back Issues- 1 week
To renew a book, log in to destiny discover and renew, or see Ms. DiSalvo.
Check out books at the circulation desk.
You may check out up to 5 books at a time. See Ms. DiSalvo if you need a special consideration.
Return books to the book drop beneath the circulation computer.
Please be considerate of others by returning books on time.
Library Materials:
Fiction Books - Arranged alphabetically by the first three letters of the author's last name
- Example: Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney will have the call number F KIN
Non Fiction Books & Reference Books - Arranged by Dewey Decimal Number and the first three letters of the author's/editor's last name
- Example: Fossils by Douglas Palmer will have the call number 560 PAL
- Example: The Oxford Companion to Food by Alan Davidson will have the call number REF 641.3 DAV
- Dewey Decimal Classification:
Story Collection Books - Arranged alphabetically by the first three letters of the author's/editor's last name
- Example: Treasury of Christmas Stories edited by Ann McGovern will have the call number SC MCG
Graphic Novels - Fiction graphic novels are arranged alphabetically by the first three letters of the author's last name. Non Fiction graphic novels are arranged by Dewey Decimal Number and the first three letters of the author's/editor's last name
- Example: Saving Xenos by Cara J. Stevens will have the call number GN F STE
- Example: Drowned City by Don Brown will have the call number GN 976.3 BRO
Biographies - Arranged alphabetically by the first three letters of the author's last name
- Example: Proud: Living My American Dream by Ibtihaj Muhammad will have the call number B MUH
Collective Biographies - Arranged alphabetically by the first three letters of the author's/editor's last name
- Example: The Wright Brothers by Russell Freedman will have the call number CB FRE
Multiple Copies - Arranged alphabetically by the first three letters of the author's last name
- Example: Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer will have the call number MC F COL
Please see Ms. DiSalvo for help locating materials within the library.