Rio Grande City High School Library

Policies and Procedures

Admittance Policy for Students

Before School and Lunch: Students are encouraged to use the library before school and during their lunch periods. To do so however, students must show their RGCHS student id card upon entering the library. The student id card must indicate their assigned lunch period when entering during lunch hours.

During Class Periods: Students MUST have a library pass to be admitted into the library without being accompanied by a teacher or staff member. The pass MUST be a Library pass issued to the teachers by the library. NO HANDWRITTEN NOTES WILL BE ACCEPTED. The pass must be completely filled out and signed by the teacher. Substitutes are NOT allowed to send individual students to the library.

Loan Policies

Loan period for checking out materials from the library are as follows:
* Regular Fiction/Nonfiction materials - 14 days
* Reference and Visual materials - overnight

Students may check out a maximum of THREE items and MUST present RGCHS ID card in order to check out any materials.

Students checking out a graphing calculator for the school year MUST have a completed calculator contract on file at the library.

All graphing calculators checked out by students MUST be returned at end of school year on specified date due.

Faculty and Staff may check out print materials for length of need. When such materials are needed by someone else, a request for materials will be made.

Fine Policies

Fines for overdue materials are as follows:
* $.05 a day for regular materials
* $.35 a day for reference or overnight materials

Fines are accrued for each school day. Holidays and weekends are not included.

Faculty and staff are fine exempt, but are responsible for materials.

Computer Usage

The RGCHS Library has 24 desktop computers for student and staff use. Each computer has internet access and is connected to a black and white printer and to a color printer. Students and staff may print from computers, but printout fees are as follows:
$.10 a page for black & white
$.50-$1.00 for color(depending on how much colored ink was used)
Students must present RGCHS ID card before proceeding to a computer. Computer will then be assigned to student. Students should close all programs. Do NOT turn off computer.

Internet access is granted only if an Acceptable Use Policy form is on file in the library and the user's RGCHS ID card is validated accordingly.

Teachers wishing to bring their classes to use computers must schedule in advance on the Schedule binder and must be sure students have Acceptable Use Policy forms already on file.

Computers are for EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY! Personal e-mail, chatting, instant messaging, music and games are NOT allowed.

Copier Policies

Copier is available for student and staff use. Copies are $.10 per page and $.20 for double sided pages.

Students using copier must have materials approved before proceeding to copier.

Staff may have 10 free copies every day before the first bell rings. More than 10 copies or copies made after the first bell rings will follow the above fee scale.

Equipment Policies

Equipment should be reserved at least 24 hours in advance. This, however, does not guarantee equipment availability. Equipment can only be checked out by a teacher or staff member. It can be taken to the classroom only by the teacher or a library staff member or student aide.

RGCHS Library Policies for Equipment
Computer laptops - two weeks
Digital Cameras - Daily
Multimedia Projectors - Daily(unless purchased through Dept. funds)
TV/VCR/DVD Combos - Daily
Document Cameras- Daily(unless purchased through Dept. funds)