Sunday, March 11, 2012

Library Information for Parents/Caregivers

Hooray! The library now has shelves and we can make full use of this wonderful space. Here is some information for you about both our physical and virtual library:

First, a huge thank you to everyone who contributed their time to process over 1300 books at the start of the year. Three community members - Anne, Elizabeth and Clare - will continue cataloguing and processing books on a voluntary basis even though they don’t have any family connection to Amesbury School. Thank you so much!

The school library is open Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 3:00pm, except Wednesdays when it will be open after school until 3:30pm.  So please call in and visit our space or spend some time there with your children.

We also have a library website, the Amesbury School Virtual Library. The website has links to the library catalogue, Access-It, and to the library blog. There are also links to other library resources including Information for Parents. All of the information in this blog post will be available on the Information for Parents page for future reference.

Please note that the virtual library is not a static website nor is it complete. It will be a growing and evolving resource for everyone in the school community to use and contribute to. We welcome your comments on the library blog.

There are a number of things Access-It can be used for apart from finding items in the the catalogue.  Items can be reserved and renewed, reviews written, and borrowing details obtained using individual student sign ins. You will receive a Borrower Number and Password for you and your child to use on the Access-It website. Information about how to reserve items, write reviews and renew books are on the Access-It homepage. Go to My Library on the lower left of the screen to log on to Borrowing Detail.

I am in the process of setting up an automated system for nearly due and overdue items.  There have been a few technical issues setting this up and at this stage the only way to find out when an item is due back or overdue is by logging on to Access-It and checking Borrowing Detail for your child.  Our efficient student librarians are also letting children know when their books become overdue so we can get them back as soon as possible.

We expect children to be responsible for the care and protection of our lovely new library books. All children should have a safe method (book bag, plastic bag, separate pocket in their school bag) to transport books to and from school, away from drink bottles and lunch boxes.

I look forward to seeing you in the library. Please call in or email me if you have any questions.

Regards,
Carolyn Knight
Library-based teacher

Junior Book Club children listen to a story read
by a senior student at lunch time.

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