Welcome to the Old Bridge HS – GNC Library

Your Friendly Library Staff

• Mrs. Walstein – Librarian• Mrs. Shatz – Library Clerk

Mrs. WalsteinNot Mrs. Shatz

When Can You Come Here

• We open before school every day at 7:15 AM• We stay open after school on M,W,F

– until at least 2:30– Or until first late bus at 2:50

• We are open most days during most lunch periods.

How You Can Get Here

• You must have a pass to come to the library during class time.

• Ask any teacher either in the cafeteria or in your classes for a pass to the library during lunch.

• Sign in when you get to the library.

Once You Get Here

• The library is available to students for quiet study, not as a social center.

• Watch the following pictures and figure out which is the DO and which is the DON’T

No Cutting Through the Library

Once You Get Here

• Students who are disruptive will be asked to leave and may be denied library privileges for at least 2 weeks.

• “Sign-in” in the binder on the front counter

• Smile!

The Library Has…

• Thousands of books – May be borrowed for three weeks.

• Reference books, magazines, and newspapers– May be used in the library but cannot be

checked out.

• Nine Computers

How Do I Borrow Books?

• In order to borrow books you will need your ID card.

• If you lose your ID card it will cost $5.00 to print a new one.

• New cards can be obtained from the library.

• You should memorize your student ID because you need it to get on the computers.

• DON’T forget your password!

How Do I Save a Project

• If you are working in a computer lab or on the computers in the library always save your work to the “P” drive.

• If you save work at home and want to print in school save your work to a flash drive (the most preferred way) or email it to yourself. CD’s and discs are not dependable.

Dewey Decimal System

• Fiction

• Non Fiction

Fiction

• Fiction is a made up story.• Fiction is organized alphabetically

by the author’s last name.• Story Collections say “SC” on the

spine, are fiction, and are on the shelf by author’s last name

• Mysteries & Science Fiction are shelved after all the fiction books.

Nonfiction

• Nonfiction are books about “real” topics. • They are arranged by the Dewey Decimal

Number so that books about the same topics are near each other.

• Biographies are books written about a person. They are on the short shelves in front of the nonfiction and are arranged by the famous person’s last name.

Graphic Novels

• On shelves right next to the circulation desk

• If you are a fan, please let me know what titles you would like to see.

Reference Books

• Can’t be checked out• “REF” on the spine• All categories 000 to 999• Too big, too tall, etc.• Too expensive to lose• Used too often • Shelved among the nonfiction-not in

its own section

How Do I Find Books?

How Do I Find Current Articles?

Remember…

“Knowledge is free at the library.

Just bring your own container.”