Monterey Trail High School Library
Library Policies and Procedures for Teachers
Your Staff
916-688-0050 ext. 44572
Edie Hernandez, Library Technician
916-688-0050 ext.
Visit the library website for more details
- recommended books
- technology resources
- research strategies
- research projects for high school and middle school
- And much more!
Library Hours Including Lunch Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays from 7:30-3:30. The library is closed on Thursdays and on minimum days. Notifications will be posted on the library doors and emails to staff will be sent out if the library will be used for special events.
Our library is shared with Edward Harris Middle School and library times will overlap. The library remains open when classes are receiving instruction. Students can visit the library during their lunch times for the following reasons:
- to check out and/or return books
- to read, study, or research
- to type and/or print
Students needing a place to hang out are encouraged to go to the cafeteria as this is a more appropriate space for non-academic activities.
ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT LIBRARY MISSION STATEMENT
It is the vision of the EGUSD libraries to provide appropriate and relevant instructional materials and resources that support learning in the school community.The library program is designed to promote collaboration with colleagues, to teach students how to access and evaluate information (print, media and digital resources), and to ethically use and integrate that information resulting in a creative and functional product. Learners will then be prepared to apply these literacy skills in a technologically advanced world.
Visit the Model School Library Standards and our library scope and sequence for grades 7-12 for the Elk Grove Unified Schools HERE.
WHAT YOUR LIBRARIAN CAN DO FOR YOU
Collaborate with departments regarding projects and/or units that meet curricular standards.
Provide online database instruction to teachers and students.
Assist teachers with the planning and implementation of research units.
Provide quality resources that both teachers and students can use.
Provide book talks to classes in order to help students find an engaging and appropriate SSR book.
Provide technology tutorials and professional development for teachers and staff on current Internet searching strategies and trends in web 2.0 programs.
Provide website evaluation lessons appropriate to each curricular area.
Provide tutorials on and assist with the creation and maintenance of blogs, and self-created websites.
LIBRARY USE
Sign up with the librarian in person for via phone or email for the days and times you would like to bring your classes into the library for research or book talks.
Contact Edie Hernandez to schedule core novels or textbooks that do not circulate outside of textbook distribution.
All students should treat the library as they would their classroom with the same expectations in place. Students should come prepared to complete a particular task that is evaluated or completed and turned in to their teacher or to the librarian at the end of their library time.
Show up promptly at your assigned library time since there may be more than one class scheduled for the library during a particular period. This will ensure everyone has enough time in the library.
Substitute teachers should not bring classes to the library. Please reschedule library time when you return.
If students lose their ID cards, they may visit the library to obtain a replacement for $5.00.
TEXTBOOKS
Students must have a current Sheldon High ID card, a valid California ID or driver’s license, or a current Sheldon High schedule in order to check out textbooks or library books.
If you choose to keep student textbooks in your classrooms, do so at your own risk. Students are still financially responsible for all lost or stolen textbooks that are left in classrooms. Textbook tracking forms are available for you to use to assist with managing your students’ textbooks. You can access the form HERE. It will also be emailed to you prior to textbook distribution.
When it is time for students to return textbooks, you may borrow book carts, walk the students to the library as a class, or tell the students to turn them in on their own time. The library prefers teachers to bring classes to the library to turn in textbooks.
PASSES TO THE LIBRARY
Please provide your students with a handwritten pass that includes their name, date, time, and your signature. If the student does not have a pass, he/she will be sent back to class. Please also ensure that he/she brings their ID card or a current class schedule in order to check out books.