About – Maywood Library

Maywood School Library Social Contract

In the Maywood Library we promise to respect:

We promise to help each other and to enjoy reading, learning and sharing.

Borrowing books in regular times

When you visit the library:

take a shelf marker from the tin and use it to mark the spot you removed a book from. If you want to borrow the book, put the shelf marker away. If you don’t want the book, put it back where the shelf marker is.
spend a few minutes reading the book to be sure it is one that you want before signing it out.
use a quiet voice, handle books carefully, and push your chair in when you leave.

Signing out books:

Kindergarten and Grade 1 students: 2 items per visit

Grade 2 – 7 students: 3 items per visit

Take your books and your library card/planner to the computer to be scanned for sign out.
Primary students: Return your library card to its place in the class chart.
If you brought a library pass, take it back to your classroom.

When are books due back?

Books are due back in two weeks, but many students choose to bring them back sooner in order to take out new ones.
There are Open Book Exchanges every day from 8:30-9:00, 1-1:30 and 3:00 – 4:00 any day that the open sign is by the library door, when all students are welcome to exchange their books.
If you want to keep a book longer than two weeks, bring it to the library to be renewed. If no one else is waiting for it, you will be able to borrow it for two more weeks.
If you want a library book that a friend has finished reading, both of you must come to the library so the book can be returned by your friend and signed out by you.
If you have an overdue book, you won’t be able to check out more books until you return the overdue one.

Taking Care of Library Books: