RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR PARENTS AND FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
BORROWING MATERIALS
§ Parents and Friends of the Library are encouraged to borrow materials from the Library. Friends of the Library include accepted and registered new parents and students, sponsored visitors accompanied by a WLC employee, and WLC staff who would like to borrow materials for their children or their own personal readings.
§ Number of borrowings for Parents is limited to 5 items. Number of borrowings for Friends of the Library is limited to 2 items.
§ Loan period is set for one week. Items can be renewed for an additional week.
OVERDUE MATERIAL
§ In the case of overdue materials, a written notice will be issued requesting to return or renew materials in order to avoid suspension of Library services.
§ If materials are not returned or renewed, a second written notice will be issued.
§ A third and final notice will be issued directly to the borrower when both attempts fail and all library services will be suspended until materials are returned.
§ A material is considered missing when the borrower fails to return items after three reminder attempts. The borrower will be responsible for replacing the material.
MATERIAL DAMAGE OR LOSS
§ In case of significant material damage (i.e. missing pages, multimedia malfunction, etc.) or material loss, the borrower is responsible to pay all materials replacement fees.
§ Replacement Fee = Material Cost at the Time of Loss + Shipment Fee (If applicable).
RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR STUDENTS
BORROWING MATERIALS
§ Students may borrow 2 books on a weekly basis during their weekly visits to the Library.
§ Number of borrowings for Students is limited to 2 items per week (unless specified for research purposes or during winter and spring vacations when additional items can be borrowed).
§ Loan period for students is set for one week. Items can be renewed for an additional week.
§ Student individual visits can be made after school hours to exchange their books. After school hours are weekdays from 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM or check Library Visit Schedule for Parents.
§ When a student is accompanied by a parent, we will follow that of Rules and Procedures for Parents and Friends of the Library. This means a limit of 5 items can be checked out for a period of one renewable week. All checkouts will be registered under the parent’s account.
OVERDUE MATERIAL
§ In the case of overdue materials, a written notice will be issued requesting to return or renew materials in order to avoid suspension of Library services.
§ If materials are not returned or renewed, a second written notice will be issued.
§ A third and final notice will be issued directly to the parents when both attempts fail and all library services will be suspended until materials are returned.
§ A material is considered missing when the borrower fails to return items after three reminder attempts. The borrower will be responsible for replacing the material.
MATERIAL DAMAGE OR LOSS
§ In case of minor material damage, such as ripped pages, the student is responsible for repairing the damage. This is usually completed during recess time and scheduled with the homeroom teacher.
§ In case of significant material damage (i.e. missing pages, multimedia malfunction, etc.) or material loss, the borrower is responsible to pay all materials replacement fees.
§ Replacement Fee = Material Cost at the Time of Loss + Shipment Fee (If applicable).