Policies
Books Available
- Everybody books - aka picture books
- Easy Readers - I Can Read, etc.
- Beginning Fiction - Easy chapter books (The Littles, Jigsaw Jones, etc.)
- Fiction – chapter books for all ACS students
- Middle School Fiction - fiction titles with reading levels, themes, or subject matter more appropriate for older readers. This section is limited to middle school students; however, parents may give written permission for elementary students to check out specific titles.
- Nonfiction and Biography – Titles from beginning to adult reading levels, categorized with the Dewey Decimal System. To help guide younger readers to books they can read independently, books below a 3rd grade reading level are marked with blue dots.
- Reference - encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other traditional reference tools
Additional resources
- Magazines - current issues available for reading on site; some back issues can be checked out for research.
- Online Subscriptions - available under "Research Tools" on our Web site
- Professional Collection - available to teachers
- Parent Collection - available to parents
Checkout Periods
- Elementary - 1 week (5 school days)
- Middle school - 2 weeks (10 school days)
Checkout Guidelines
- Kindergarten - 1 book
- 1st and 2nd grade - 2 books
- 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade - 3 books
- Middle School - 12 books
Holds
- All students may place holds on books.
- Elementary students generally pick up their holds at library time.
- Middle school students receive email notices when their requested books are ready to pick up.
- We will hold books for one week (five school days) before re-shelving them.
Renews
- Students may renew books as needed. Books can be renewed without being physically present. If another student is waiting to read the renewed book, we will ask the renewing reader to finish as quickly as possible.
- Middle school students can go to library.adachristian.org, click on Ada Christian School, log in, and renew their own books once. Library staff can add additional renewals as needed.
Overdue Notices
Elementary
- Parents will receive emailed notices the evening before their child’s library day for any overdue books (but not books due the next day.)
- Students with overdues on library day will generally be allowed to check out one "grace" book until they reach a total of 5.
Middle School
- The day before books are due, students will receive emailed reminders to return or renew their books.
- All students with overdue books will receive notices on Wednesdays.
- Homeroom teachers will receive lists of students with overdue books on Wednesdays.
- Parents will receive notices on Wednesdays when their students’ books are two or more weeks overdue.
Late Fees
- The ACS Library Media Center does not charge any late fees for overdue books.
Damaged Books
- When a book is returned in damaged condition, staff will try to repair it. If it is not repairable, parents will receive a notice requesting the replacement cost of the book.
Lost Books
- Students or parents may request that a missing book be marked “lost” on the student’s record. This will stop the system from continuing to send overdue notices regarding that title. If the book is still lost at the end of the school year, a bill will be mailed home.
End of School Year
- With a few exceptions, students will not check out books during the last 2 weeks of school.
- During the last 2 weeks of school, parents will receive daily email notices if their students still have books checked out.
- After the last day of school, students with unreturned library books will receive mailed bills.