Policies and Procedures
Visiting the LibraryWhen you visit the library without a teacher, you must check in with library staff. Two items are required: a pass (in your agenda or an orange hall pass) and your barcode (in your agenda or on your student ID). If you do not have these, you will be sent back to class.
Checking Out MaterialsYou are allowed to have 3 materials (books, magazines, audiobooks) checked out a time. Materials that you need for a class are not included - you can always check out items for class. Books and audiobooks are due 3 weeks after you check them out and magazines are due after one week. If you have overdue items, you might not be able to check out.
Materials SelectionMaterials are selected to support the curriculum and instructional program of the school as well as the needs and interests of all patrons. The library media center provides materials in a wide range of difficulty, in a variety of formats, representing multiculturalism and differing points of view.
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FinesFines may be issued when library materials are damaged or lost. Overdue books do not receive fines, but they will be entered into Infinite Campus until they are returned.
Computer UseStudents are expected to follow the guidelines for computer use presented in their handbook:
Computer/Computer Related Equipment - If students, without authorization...modify the system configuration; install, remove, or modify software, audios, or visuals; rename, move, or trash files, folders, etc.; or vandalize any computer hardware, equipment, or furniture...the students will be subject to the Board of Education and the Middle School disciplinary sanctions. Internet Acceptable Use Agreement - Student use of the Internet shall be viewed as a privilege, not a right. School use of the Internet shall be for educational use consistent with educational objectives of the district and WiscNet policies and guidelines. Misuse of the Internet may result in loss of access privileges, school disciplinary action, or legal consequences. |
Library Bill of Rights
The CFMS library program adheres to the Library Bill of Rights, as follows:
"The American Library Association affirms that all libraries are forums for information and ideas, and that the following basic policies should guide their services.
I. Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation.
II. Libraries should provide materials and information presenting all points of view on current and historical issues. Materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.
III. Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment.
IV. Libraries should cooperate with all persons and groups concerned with resisting abridgment of free expression and free access to ideas.
V. A person’s right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of origin, age, background, or views.
VI. Libraries which make exhibit spaces and meeting rooms available to the public they serve should make such facilities available on an equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting their use."
"The American Library Association affirms that all libraries are forums for information and ideas, and that the following basic policies should guide their services.
I. Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation.
II. Libraries should provide materials and information presenting all points of view on current and historical issues. Materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.
III. Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment.
IV. Libraries should cooperate with all persons and groups concerned with resisting abridgment of free expression and free access to ideas.
V. A person’s right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of origin, age, background, or views.
VI. Libraries which make exhibit spaces and meeting rooms available to the public they serve should make such facilities available on an equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting their use."