Showing posts with label first day of school. Show all posts
Showing posts with label first day of school. Show all posts

Thursday, August 27, 2015

First Day of School!

Today is the first day of the 2015-2016 school year for RSD13 students.  I hope you have a good one, guys and gals!

Remember that the library is here for you!

Please do...

Check out books, audiobooks, graphic novels, movies, tv, music, video games, and magazines.

Use the tables throughout the library to work on schoolwork.  Homework supplies (extra paper, hilighters, colored pencils, rulers, markers, tape, glue, etc) are available at the front desk.

Use the computers for homework or entertainment.  There are also laptops in the Teen Lounge.  Don't forget we have downloadable ebooks, audiobooks, and magazine for your devices!

Sign up for teen programs!  This month: Paracord Survival Bracelets on the 17th and a Practice SAT on the 19th.

Ask for help!  Your librarians are:
Karyn Leahy, Young Adult Librarian
Christine Michaud, Children's Librarian
Trish Connolly, Library Director
Cyndi Shirshac, Assistant Director
Feel free to ask Diana, Jennifer, Elizabeth, Carol, & Patti your questions at the front desk!

The Library welcomes young adults ages 12 and up to come to the library after school to read, study, and socialize.  However, please keep in mind these rules:

1.  No food is permitted in the library.  Drinks with a top are permitted.
2.  No PDA is permitted. This includes kissing & sitting on laps.
3.  No loitering by the front door.
4.  Conversation in a quietly normal volume is permitted.  No conversation is permitted in the marked quiet areas.  Louder conversation is permitted in the Teen Lounge weekdays 2:30-5:00pm
5.  No throwing, pushing, grabbing, jumping, or running.
6. Swearing and inappropriate talk is not  permitted.
7. Teens are not permitted to socialize in the children's room when there are children present.
8.  To use a computer sign in with your name and the time.  Use is limited to 30 minutes if another patron is waiting to use a computer.  Printing is $.15 for black/white & $.25 for color, per page.
9.  Running, playing, and skateboarding are not permitted in our parking lot.  Remember that all previous rules apply on the library grounds as well as inside the library.
10.  If you violate the rules you WILL be asked to leave for the day.  If the staff can not determine the person responsible in a group, the entire group will get a warning or be asked to leave.  Teens who need to wait for a ride will wait in the Director's Office.  The Library staff reserves the right to ask any person to leave if they determine it is needed.


If you have any questions about these rules, please feel free to ask Karyn, the Young Adult Librarian or Trish Connolly, the Library Director.

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Back to School - Library Rules Reminder!

Welcome to a new school year!  The Library welcomes young adults ages 12 and up to come to the library after school to read, study, and socialize.  However, please keep in mind these rules:

1.  No food is permitted in the library.  Drinks with a top are permitted.
2.  No PDA is permitted. This includes kissing & sitting on laps.
3.  No loitering by the front door.
4.  Conversation in a quietly normal volume is permitted.  No conversation is permitted in the marked quiet areas.
5.  No throwing, pushing, grabbing, jumping, or running.
6. Swearing and inappropriate conversation will not be permitted.
7. Teens are not permitted to socialize in the children's room when there are children present.
8.  To use a computer you must sign in with your name and the time.  Use is limited to 30 minutes if another patron is waiting to use a computer.  Printing is $.15 for black/white and $.25 for color, per page.
9.  The library has a three strike rule.  If you continue violating the rules you WILL be asked to leave for the day.  If the staff can not determine the person responsible in a group, the entire group will get a strike or be asked to leave.  Teens who need to wait for a ride will wait in the Director's Office.  The Library staff reserves the right to ask any person to leave if they determine it is needed.
10. These rules apply everywhere on the library grounds and building.

If you have any questions about these rules, please feel free to ask Karyn, the Young Adult Librarian or Trish Connolly, the Library Director.

On the other hand...
PLEASE DO...

Check out books, audiobooks, graphic novels, movies, tv, music, video games, and magazines.

Use the tables throughout the library to work on schoolwork.  Homework supplies (extra paper, hilighters, colored pencils, rulers, markers, tape, glue, etc) are available at the front desk.

Use the computers for homework or entertainment.  Don't forget we have downloadable ebooks, audiobooks, and magazine for your devices!

Sign up for teen programs!  This month: Teen Cuisine Apples, a cooking class for teenagers, and, Duct Tape Belts, where we will make belts and other accessories out of duct tape.  Every month we have Teen Book Club and Teen Advisory Group.

Ask for help!  Your librarians are:
Karyn Gardiner, Young Adult Librarian
Christine Michaud, Children's Librarian
Trish Connolly, Library Director
Cyndi Shirshac, Assistant Director
Feel free to ask Diana, Jennifer, Elizabeth, Carol, and Patti your questions too at the front desk!

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Thursday, August 30, 2012

1st Day of School!

It's the first day of school!  How excited are you guys and girls?  I used to be excited when it was time to go back to school cause I was one of those kids who liked school.  Well, most of the time.  Hated most of the books that we got assigned to read.

School can get pretty stressful, so I think it would be great if you set aside 20 or 30 minutes every day to read something that wasn't for school, something that you wanted to read just for yourself.  It can be a magazine, a blog, a book, a graphic novel, some fanfiction, a newspaper, WHATEVER you want to read!

If you need suggestions on some good books to read, don't forget to ask me.  If you need more ideas on how to keep your stress low, then maybe check out this book~

It's in the Hot Topics section in the YA room, along with a bunch of other interesting nonfiction books.

Have a great day at school!  Hopefully I will see some of you after school in the library today :)