Buy A Book Now and Help Fill The Library!

Use these links to Amazon.com anytime you shop and All Saints will receive approximately 5% of your total purchase to help buy more books! We'll regularly post specific books we'd love to add to the library on our Wish List. just click to order!

This Month's Wish is for hardcover or "library binding" editions of:

Choose your own
Children's Books
for the All Saints Library

Policies and Procedures FAQ

When do students come to the library media center?

All kindergarten through fifth grade classes have a 30 minute scheduled library class time each week. Grades 6-8 visit the library as scheduled with their homeroom teachers.

When may materials be checked out of the library?

• Materials may be checked out during regularly scheduled library time, or on any school day during regular school hours with a teacher's permission.
• Students may check out books from the Fiction and Non-fiction sections of the library. 
• Students are encouraged to make selections based on their own interests and curriculum needs.
• During library class time, students learn strategies for selecting books on an appropriate reading level. However, sometimes very young students may select a book that is too difficult for them simply because they like the subject, the pictures, or because an older sibling has read it. Usually, they discover that their inappropriate choices are not as exciting or fun as expected and begin making better choices.
• If a child continually makes selections the parent feels are inappropriate, parents are encouraged to send the book back with the child the next day and ask them to make a different choice.

What is the due date for items checked out of the library?

• Books may be kept for one week. If a book is needed for a longer time, the item needs to be brought to the library for renewal. If books are kept beyond the due date, an overdue notice may be sent. Overdue items must be returned before other items may be checked out.
• If you have questions about an overdue notice, please contact the librarian. Occasionally, the book does not cancel correctly on the computer and may be on the shelf. Sometimes, parents may send a book back to the school with a child, but it does not make it to the library. Either way, please let us know and we'll "track it down."

What happens if a book is damaged or lost?

• Students are responsible for the materials checked out to them. During library class time, students learn important rules that will help them take care of books.

BOOK CARE RULES

1. Keep books in a safe place away from pets and small children.
2. Keep books dry by carrying them in a waterproof backpack or Ziplock type bag.
3. Turn the pages carefully from the edges.
4. If a book is damaged, return it to the library for mending. NEVER try to mend it at home. We have special materials for mending books.
5. Return books to the library each week, so that you may check out different books.
6. Share your books with your parents. They'll enjoy them, too!!!

• Unfortunately, the unexpected happens. Puppies chew on books, lunches leak in backpacks, and younger siblings use them as coloring books. If a book is damaged, report the damage to the librarian. In many cases, we can mend the book. If the book is lost or beyond repair, you will be billed $10 for a book  replacement cost.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Mrs. D’Andrea in the library or via email at ascslibrary@optonline.net    Thank you.