Library+Routines

__Entering the Library__ 1st - 5th grades - Pick up shelf marker from box by the door. Keep it with you until leave library.

4K and 5K - come and sit down in rows as directed by teacher or librarian

__Noise Level__ - indoor voices - if it gets too loud - no more talking at all

__Attention__ When I clap (clap, clap - clap, clap, clap) 1. you clap back 2. look at me 3. put a bubble in your mouth 4. follow directions

__Finding Books__ - Look at the displays - they change every month or so - Use your shelf marker - if you don't want a book - you will know exactly where to put it back. Keep your shelf marker with you until it is time to line up - If you lost your place with a shelf marker, find a book on the floor, or just don't know exactly where a book goes - put it back on one of the carts by my desk - do not just shove it on a shelf or stick it somewhere - Choose a book that you can read on your own (5 finger test) - one I spy/Waldo/ fun NF and one reading book- not just one where you will look at the pictures - Look at the displays in the library - new books, school stories and books by Kevin Henkes - 4th and 5th grades (later in the year for 3rd grade) - use computers wisely - look up a subject, author, title and jot it down on a piece of paper. Do not sit at the computer for a long time just typing stuff in - be respectful of others. If I notice you are sitting at the computer for a long time - then I will find a different place for you to sit and you will not be checking out books that day. Choosing appropriate books - if I tell you that a book is not appropriate for your age level - then I will keep the - book and you can choose another book.

__Checking Out__ Two lines 1. Check out - After you choose your book, come to the desk to check out - then sit down at a table and read If you take a book without checking it out - you are stealing

2. Reserves If you forgot a book - put your first and last name on a piece of paper, sit down and read at table - when time to go - put the book on the cart behind my desk

__Help/Questions__ Look around, try to find your books on your own. Get yourself familiar with the books. Stand in the Reserves/Questions line and wait your turn. Write your question on a piece of paper with your first and last name and what you want to find. If I can't get to it right away - I will help you later.

__Line Up__ When line up - show me your shelf marker and your book - remember to put books on my cart if your forgot - will only hold the book for one day. Need to come back tomorrow - or book goes on shelf