HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY
Mission of the Hempstead High School Library
The school library leads students to locate, evaluate and use information from a variety of formats while meeting the diverse needs of student learning, promoting life-long learning and a love of reading. It will support the curricular and personal needs of students and staff by giving them access to quality resources and providing current information.
Library Policies
Circulation:
Students may check-out as many books as wanted/needed. Students may check-out books for three weeks and renew them if there is not a waiting list.Magazines and newspapers may not be checked-out, but enjoyed in the library.Upperclassmen with a free hour may come the library to work on homework, read, relax, etc.
Overdue Materials:
Students are not charged for overdue items. When an item(s) becomes overdue, the student will receive an overdue notice. If the item is not returned but rather lost or damaged, the student has the option of replacing the item or paying the replacement cost.
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Device Check Out:
Students may check out Kajeet Wi-Fi Hotspots. All devices are for school use, so they are subject to filters and time limits.
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Policies of the Dubuque Community School District
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6223 - School Library
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6224 - Use of Copyrighted Information Resources
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6226 - Instructional Materials - Selection, Review and Reconsideration
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6227 - Student Library Circulation Records
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AASL Standards
Library and information literacy skills are taught in a variety of classrooms and are based on the American Association of School Librarians Standards Framework for Learners..
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Textbook Policies
​Students will check out required textbooks from the textbook room through a computerized program that keeps track of all textbooks. Each copy of a given book has an individual bar code. During check-out, that bar code is recorded so that we know which copy the student checked out.
Please keep in mind:
* Students are responsible for the condition of the books checked out to them.
* Do not: loan them, share them, leave them in a classroom, vehicle, P.E. locker, or anywhere else where someone might take them or cause them damage.
* Don't write or draw on any part of the textbooks.
* If the textbook shows signs of damage or begins to come loose from the spine or loses pages, return it to the textbook room immediately and a new book will be issued to you.
Returning Textbooks:
At the end of the course/semester/school year or after dropping a course:
* Students MUST return the EXACT copy of the book that was checked out to him/her to avoid paying a replacement cost.
* If the book is lost or stolen and not checked in, there will be a replacement charge assessed to the student account.
* All books should be returned to the textbook room by the student it was assigned to. Do not give textbooks to friends or teachers to return.
* Please wait until we check the book in and state your name to be sure you are returning the book assigned to your account.
Library Staff
