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When may I use the media center?

The media center is open Monday - Thursday 7:00 - 3:40

                                                    Friday                       7:00 - 3:00
        Occasionally these service hours may have to be slightly altered.
        An announcement will be made in advance if there needs to be a change
        in the hours of operation on a certain day.

A student may use the media center before school and after school without having a Media Center Pass.
A student must have a Media Center Pass to use the media center during school hours, including their assigned Lunch period.

Are there special rules I must follow in the media center?

Students are expected to follow Croatan High School rules when they are in the media center.
All materials are to be properly checked out before being taken from the media center.

How can I learn what materials are in the media center?

Use the automated library catalog which is called "Spectrum." You may access "Spectrum" in your student folder on computers throughout the school.
In the catalog, the letters before some of the call numbers indicate the item is located in a special collection in the media center:

              C          Careers and College
              REF      Reference
              AC       Audio Cassette
              VC        Video Cassette
              CD        CD-Rom Courseware
               COUR   Courseware on a Floppy Disk
              PROF    Professional

Ask for assistance when you can't locate an item you need.

How may I check materials out of the media center?

Materials are checked out and in at the circulation counter.
All media center patrons (users) have a number to use when checking materials out of the media center. A student's media center number is the same as his/her food service number.

What may I check out of the media center?

Non-fiction books which are not in the reference collection and fictionbooks have a two-week loan period and can be renewed for an additional two weeks unless another patron has requested the book.
Reference books are to be used in the media center, but may be checked out "Overnight" to be returned by 7:45 the next morning. You must have permission from the media coordinator to check out a book for "Overnight" loan.
Video cassettes may be checked out by students to use for research. There is a one-week loan on video cassettes.
Audio cassettes may be checked out by students for a one-week loan period.

How many items may I have checked out of the media center?

Students are allowed to have three items checked out of the media center. Special permission to have additional items checked out will be given to students who need the materials for reserach purposes.

May I check out magazines and newspapers from the media center?

Current issues of magazines and newspapers are to be used in the media center. Special permission must be given by the media coordinator for these items to be checked out of the media center.
Back issues of magazines may be checked out for three days.
Back issues of newspapers will be given to patrons on a first come-first serve basis.

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