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Hours
Monday-Friday
7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
(when school is in session)
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Librarian
Ms. Safarik |
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Library Specialist
Ms. Gaughan
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The Library Media Center is an all-around information, technology, and
media resource center for students and staff. It includes:
- main library
- computer lab
- reference room (can be used for group study sessions)
The library is an ideal place for doing research, finding recreational
reading, using computers, creating multi-media reports and projects,
exploring careers, studying, doing jigsaw puzzles, playing chess (!)
and more. Students have access to print and media resources, including:
- books
- reference
- non-fiction
- fiction
- current magazines
- newspapers
- Paradise Post
- Chico Enterprise Record
- computer lab (iMac lab installed summer of '09)includes:
- MS Office 2008 (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- EBSCO-a high-powered full-text periodical database for student research
- Student accounts where they can save their work to their own private folders
The PHS librarian, Ms. Safarik, is also available to aid students in their research tasks. She is trained in helping the students learn how to: research effectively, evaluate information, and present that information. Our goal here at PHS is to create independent, critical thinkers. Ms. Safarik is always more than happy to help in this pursuit!
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Circulation
-Books may be checked out for 2 weeks (a 0.10¢ per school day late fee will be charged for overdue books, up to a $3 maximum per book) with a 2 book limit at any given time
-Reference materials may only be used in the library (encyclopedias, dictionaries, reference books, etc.) |
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- Book suggestions, homework help, etc.
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Book suggestions, college info., health, etc.
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Books
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College info., homework, teen websites, etc.
- Connecting youth to make a change
- Driving, environment, education, jobs, etc.
- Fooled: Don't Get Fooled Again...Who?
- Government
- Health, homework, etc.
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Free Speech: Concerned about free speech?
- Lots of good stuff
- Pros and Cons
- Reference
- Vocab: Expand your Vocabulary - feed the hungry!
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The PHS library maintains very basic rules for the students:
- covered drinks only
- no eating
- passes required during class time
- library for quiet schoolwork only (Exception: before school and during lunches, games such as chess and cards are allowed)
- printing costs $0.05 per page (school work printing is free)
- copying costs $0.05 per page (school work copies are free)
- late fines on books are $0.10 per school day, $3.00 max late fine per book [fines can be totally avoided if the student: 1) turns book in on time or 2) renews book before it is overdue]
The formal PUSD library policies for book selection, removal, etc. are linked below:
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