Van Ruiten Family Library

LIBRARY RULES can be found by clicking on this link and going to page 29: Library Expectations. When you agreed to the School Rules, you agreed to follow Library Rules.

STUDENT CONTRACT:

By using the library, I agree to follow school and library rules. If I choose to disobey these rules, I will forfeit the privilege for the day. 

The library is a space for academic work, not a student lounge. Students are expected to remain engaged in learning while in the library.

Library rules are as follows:
     1. No food is allowed in the library at any time. Drinks must be covered.
     2. Lost books must be paid for at the replacement cost of the book.
     3. Students in debt to the Library may not be allowed to check out additional books until the
         outstanding fines are paid.
     4. Distribution of yearbooks will be withheld from students with outstanding fines at the end of the
         year.
     5. Electronic devices are allowed for school use only. Phone calls are not allowed in the Library
         before, during, or after school. All audio should be silenced in the library.
     6. Parents may not excuse students to the library during regularly scheduled school hours.
     7. Reference Books are for library use only and may not be checked out.
Computers & Printer

The library offers computers and a laser printer. All copies printed on the printer cost 10¢ per page. The computers are available to students for word processing of reports.

Internet Access

Internet access is available to all students for educational research only. Games, "chat rooms", and inappropriate websites may not be accessed at any time.
Study Rooms
Study rooms are available for group projects upon request. No more than six students may be allowed in a single room. The rules of the library are strictly enforced for those in the study rooms. There is no eating or drinking allowed. Those making excessive noise will be asked to leave. Repeated ejections from study rooms may result in the refusal of future requests to use the study rooms. The Dean of Students may require a parent meeting to correct excessive behavior issues.

Remember, those not engaged in these activities will be asked to leave. Let's work together to make the library a place for focused learning and concentration!

• Students & Staff may check out up to 5 items at any given time. Exceptions may be made, depending upon the circumstances.

• MOST ITEMS are due in 2 weeks or less.
• They may be renewed providing no other patron is waiting for them. 

• Reference Boooks are available for In-Library Usage ONLY.
• On occasion, the librarian may give special permission to check out books as 7-Day items. These MUST be returned no later than 7 days and may not be renewed.

• LOST &/or SEVERELY DAMAGED ITEMS will be charged at the cost to replace them.

• 1. Come to the library with your book and ask for more time. Mrs. Crow will renew the book and stamp the new due-date in the back of the book.
  2. E-mail Mrs. Crow and ask her for more time. Mrs. Crow will check and email you back. She will let you know if the book must be returned immediately or not, as others may be waiting for the book. Please read the email to see whether the book has been renewed and to learn the new due-date.

• Big Timber
• Gale
• Mackin
• Salem & Greyhouse Press
• Sora

• Britannica
• Gale
• JSTOR
• Teaching Books

• California Career Zone, Crash Course In... The Flipside, Google Scholar, Stossel's In the Classroom

• • • SSJCPL Homepage
    • SSJCPL Tutoring Sites
    • SSJCPL Periodicals (Newspapers & Magazines)
    • SSJCPL's Subject-Specific Databases
    • General Databases

• • • Lodi Homepage
    • Lodi eResources

• This link takes you to our library catalog. Search here for physical books and ebooks.

• Gives you study helps by specific subject matter. Subjects are arranged alphabetically by department.

• • • Intellectual Property
    • Media Literacy
    • Navigating Digital Information
    • Study Skills

• • • Required Books listed by Grade
    • Resources for various projects listed by Grade
    • Literature Study Guides (Pink Monkey, Sparks Notes)

• • • Ask Dr. Math
    • Crash Course In...
    • Khan Academy
    • The Math Doctors
    • YouTube

• • • Catholic Bibles & Blue Letter Bible (alternative translations)
    • Catechisms
    • Daily Readings in Mass
    • Father Mike Schmitz (About Mass, Confession, Topics for Teens)
    • Christopher West (Theology of the Body)
    • Hallow (Prayer & Devotional App) 
    • Bible Gateway
    • New Catholic Encyclopedia
    • Crash Course in...
    • Concordances

• • • Ag Science & FFA
    • Anatomy & Biology
    • Chemistry & Physics
    • Earth Sciences & Astronomy
    • Engineering & Technology

• • • General Tools: Family History, Local History
    • Economics
    • Geography
    • Psychology & Philosophy
    • US History & Government
    • World History
    • Other Social Studies Topics

• • • Crash Course In...
    • Universal Classes

• • • Crash Course In
    • Universal Classes
    • Dictionaries, Thesauri & Magazines by Language (ASL, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish)
    • Digital Resources: Duolingo, Mango, Rosetta Stone (these are paywall sites)

• • • Crash Course In
    • Universal Classes
    • Business
    • Enterpreneurship

• Teach you how to research, including how ot narrow your topic, how to write a literature review, how to use T-BEAR.
• Give you specific examples and templates: Research Template for recording potential information sources, Literary Analysis Essay Template,  Sample Annotated Bibliography.
• Give you access to the OWL @ Purdue's MLA Formatting & Style Guides via slide shows and a poster.
• Give you step by step instruction through the MLA Formatting Guides: the Basics 
• Teach you How to write an Annotated Bibliography
• Allow you access to Citation Generators.

• Give you access to links for the SSJCPL (Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library), the Lodi Public Library, and various county libraries close to SJ County. Please note that A LIBRARY CARD IS REQUIRED TO USE MANY OF THESE SITES.
• Give you access to Book Blogs

• Help you decide what your next read might be
• Give you access to Reader's Advisory Tools such as BookAwards.com, Common Sense Media, Shelfari, Good Reads, and more.
• List award-winning titles and their runner ups by Genre  

• Gives you full access to this resource.

• Library Rules
• Navigating to the Library Portal
• How to Print
• How to Use Alexandria Researcher
• How to Use JSTOR (and other databases)

1. Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation.
2. Libraries should provide materials and information presenting all points of view on current and historical issues. Materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.
3. Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment.
4. Libraries should cooperate with all persons and groups concerned with resisting abridgment of free expression and free access to ideas.
5. A person’s right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of origin, age, background, or views.
6. Libraries which make exhibit spaces and meeting rooms available to the public they serve should make such facilities available on an equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting their use.

PRINTER FEES
A SINCERE THANK YOU TO ALL WHO COME PREPARED TO PAY—AND to those WHO PAY IT FORWARD!

If you come to PRINT, please come prepared to PAY. The Emergency Fund is getting VERY SMALL because folks are NOT paying back—but they are expecting others to pay for them.

WE CANNOT USE YOUR STUDENT ID CARD!

Copies are 10 cents per page (single-sided or double-sided).

Printer Cards ($1, $3, $5) are available at:

• the Ram Store with your ID card
• the library for Cash
• The library cannot make change for more than $5.

Please plan accordingly!