Transcript Library Orientation 2014-2015 - The English Modern School

Library
Orientation
2014-2015
The English Modern School
Al Khor, Qatar
EMS Al Khor Library
 The
Library is located in the Ground Floor
of the Main Building (?) right across the Art
Room.
 Our
two library personnel are always
happy to assist you when you have
questions regarding the Library.


Ms. Joy – Librarian
Ms. April – Library Assistant
EMS Al Khor Library
 The
Library is
designed to give
access to the
thousands of
books in it.
 Titles:
6,194
 Copies: 12,009
Library Sections
ARABIC
EVERYBODY SECTION
COMPUTER LAB
STORYTELLING
AREA
TEACHER’S
REFERENCE
CLASS SETS
&
TEXTBOOKS
LIBRARIAN
LIBRARY
ASSISTANT
ENTRANCE
The Call Number
 Books
in the Library are arranged and
classified using the Dewey Decimal
Classification System and Leveled using
the Fountas and Pinnell Reading Levels.
Author’s
Last Name
Fountas &
Pinnell Level
428.1
Shaskan
700
L
Dewey Decimal
Classification
Number
Lexile
Level
Non-Fiction

The non-fiction section along the wall is
catalogued from 001 to 999 using the Dewey
Decimal numbers according to specific
categories. These books are filed first by
number and next alphabetically by author.
Author’s
Last Name
Fountas &
Pinnell Level
428.1
Shaskan
700
L
Dewey Decimal
Classification
Number
Lexile
Level
How are the books arranged?

The non-fiction
section along the
wall is catalogued
from 001 to 999
using the Dewey
Decimal numbers
according to
specific categories.
These books are
filed first by number
and next
alphabetically by
author.
Fiction
 Our
Fiction shelves are in the middle
rows and the books are placed
alphabetically by the author’s last
name.
Author’s
Last Name
Fountas &
Pinnell Level
F
Dahl
810
R
F here means
FICTION
Lexile
Level
Fiction
 Young
Adult - YA
Author’s
Last Name
Fountas &
Pinnell Level
YA here means
YA
Coelho
970
Z
fiction for YOUNG
ADULTS (Yr 7 & up)
Lexile
Level
Fiction
 Adult
-A
A here means
Author’s
Last Name
A
Brown
fiction for Yr 10-12
and Adults
Everybody Section
 The
Everybody section is in the far corner
of the library. Picture books and books
suitable for our younger students are on
these shelves.
E here means the
E
Carle
K
book is for
EVERYBODY
Author’s
Last Name
Fountas &
Pinnell Level
Arabic Books
 The
Arabic books are
classified using Dewey
Decimal System also.
Currently, they were
already catalogued
but are still needed to
be labeled and
organized.
Other Library
Sections/Materials
 Professional
Reference Section
 Textbooks, Dictionaries, Atlases, Class sets
 Scholastic Books
 Leveled book sets (Jolly Phonics, Big Cats,
PM, etc.)
 FOSS Science Kits
Destiny Quest
 Library
Database Link
 Search Sample
Library Policies



We remember our class library day and lesson
time.
Roll numbers = Library numbers.
We understand our books are checked out
for only two weeks and after that time, the
books are overdue and we may lose our right
to use the library if we continue to have
overdue books. We also recognize that lost or
damaged books must be paid for.
Library Policies
 We
prepare by washing our hands and
using the restrooms before our visit.
 We enter the library free of all food, drinks
and water bottles.
 We recognize that we speak and walk
quietly.
 We remove our shoes if it is our class time
in the library.
Library Policies
 We
know the correct way to use a ruler
when searching for a book and
understand how to carefully replace a
book if it is not our choice. We understand
that the books are labeled with a call
number and the labels must be visible
when we return the book to the shelf.
 We are aware of our reading level and
know we should have books at our level
or higher;
Library Policies
 We
are allowed three books as long as
they are all different genres. We must also
check out Arabic books through our
Arabic teachers
Care of Books
 Clean
hands
 Proper handling
 Use of bookmarks