Media Center / Wallace-Rose Hill Media Center

Valerie Merritt, Media Coordinator

Media Center Policies and Procedures

Use of Facilities

The library-media resources includes a wide variety of print and non-print materials which includes books, magazines, newspapers, videos, and technology for reference and research or leisure reading purposes. Therefore, students may use the media center:

before and after school
during break
during the lunch period and
when permitted (by a teacher) during regular class periods

Teacher signed permits/passes are required as students center the library during regular class periods.

Students must present a student ID card in order to check out books and other resources. Regular library books are checked out to students for a circulation period of two weeks. Books may be renewed for one renewal period

Specific reference books and back periodicals may be checked out for overnight use only. Books with a specific checkout period must be checked out after 3:00 p.m. and should be returned to the media center prior to first period the following day.

Library books should be returned to the media center on or before the due date. Overdue fines are charged as:

regular library books - $.05
reference books and periodical - $.25
lost library books - stated value of the book

Books not returned to the media center after a designated period of time may be determined by the media coordinator as being LOST. The student will then be fined the value of the book. The fine should be paid to the media coordinator before the end of the current school year/graduation or transferral from the school.

Students with overdue library books will be unable to check out additional materials until books are returned and fines paid.

Students are not to remove book barcodes. Students will be charged a $1.00 replacement fine (per barcode) for any known damaged barcode.

Students are reminded not to have food or drink in the media center.

As students use the media center facilities they are expected to observe all library policies, procedures, and rules of behavior.

Technology Use

Computers are provided in the media center for student use. Students using computers should:

have signed AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) form on file in the media center *
have a specific purpose for using computers
follow policies and procedures for use as deemed by the Duplin County School Board Policy
not "save" data on computer hard drive
do not have food/drink in area near computers

*Acceptable Use Policy forms may be secured from primetime teachers, subject teachers, or the media coordinator. Additionally, forms are found online on the Duplin County School webpage.

*The school district retains control over what links will be placed on district-related websites; however, the linked sites themselves are not under the control of the school district, its agents or its employees. The school district is not responsible for the contents of any linked site, any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. The school district provides links as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of the site by the school district. The school district reserves the right to remove or restrict any links.

**US Copyright Law provides for copyright protection for any work by an author or an artist, including student authors and artists. Use of student work requires written permission from the student author, which must be obtained by the faculty member before the item can be used.