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Mission
The mission of the Guy B. Teachey Media Program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information. We want our students to...
-love reading
-become lifelong learners
-be informed decision makers
-use information technology effectively
-locate, access, and evaluate information and ideas to satisfy their information needs
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Hours/Schedule
The school media center maintains an open access policy. Students may visit to exchange books, browse, read, study, explore, research, or work on small group projects and activities. Open circulation hours are 8:00-8:30 and 2:00-2:45. The media center is open from 8:00-4:00 Monday-Thursday and 8:00-3:30 on Friday.
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Our Collection
As a library, we boast a collection of over 10,000 books! Our holdings include a large number of children's books, videos, reference materials, and computer software, as well as a parent/resource library. We welcome you to come in at any time to borrow a book to use with your child at home. Our school also subscribes to a number of periodicals such as: Sports Illustrated for Kids, American Girl, and others. Multimedia resources such as computers, scanners, digital cameras, and AlphaSmarts are also available for use by students.
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Circulation Policy
-Students may check out two books at a time.
- The loan period for materials is two weeks.
- Students may check out books and magazines.
- Reference materials (encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.) may be checked out for one night.
- Library users are responsible for the loss or damage of materials in their possession. Fines will be assessed at the end of the school year.
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Library Catalog
Our media center has a computerized library card catalog (OPAC) that may be used to locate resources. There are 8 computers in the media center, 28 computers in the technology lab, and at least one computer in every classroom, all connected to our media center. Students are taught to use the library card catalog during media lessons.
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Student Media Assistants
Each year 4th and 5th grade students are selected to serve as media assistants in the library. Students work for a 20 minute period one day each week. Students assist with book checkout, shelving, computer maintenance, and other jobs as needed.
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