LIBRARY SERVICES

Services to be provided by the library

1. Issue of books for home use – Each student would be issued two books at a time for a period of one week. Staff members, including Principal, would be issued maximum five books at a time for a maximum period of one fortnight. Failure to return books on time would compulsorily lead to penalty of Re. l per day for all (students & staff).

2. A recall system for overdue books should be introduced. This could be achieved by sending an overdue note to the concerned student through the Class Teacher. In case of staff the note can be sent through the school office.

3. Reissue of books by a user may be allowed maximum twice more after first issue.

4. Newly purchased books should not be issued to any user for at least one month but should be displayed separately as new arrivals.

5. Issue of subject reference books – Only subject reference books from reference section would be issued for home use on those days when thesuccessive day is a holiday. The book will have to be returned on the nextworking day. Dictionaries, Encyclopedias etc would not be issued

6. One set of textbooks may be issued to teachers for the subject being taught by them for the whole session.

7. In case a user loses a book he/she would have to either replace the book or deposit three times the price of the book in the library.

8. Each user would be provided with library cards for issue of books.

9. Magazines and periodicals may also be issued for a week only. However, it must be ensured that at least two previous issues are available in the library.

A separate register should be maintained for this purpose.

10. Reading facilities in the Library – There should be comfortable seating arrangement with proper lighting in the library. The library would be open on all working days and the entire duration of school hours.

11. Each section will have two library periods per week. Classes VI to XII will go to the library during this period. For primary classes the teacher supervising the library period will give books from class library to the students. One teacher, who would help in maintaining discipline in the library as well as assist the librarian, will accompany the students of class VI & above to the

library. However, the arrangement for library class may differ from school to school depending on the numberof sections per class. In very large schools one period of class library can be introduced. Notwithstanding this the number of library periods would be two per section out of which one period will be in the library. The class library period can be utilized for other library

related activity also for which the class teacher would be in-charge.

12. The librarian should also identify two students in each section who wouldassist in library activities.

13. Librarian should facilitate in the use of the library by acting as intermediary

between the users and the collection.

14. Computer and Internet access – The library should have a computer, whichwould be used for storing information of the collection, record of books issued, digitalized books and provide internet access.