The Media Center is open for student use from 7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.  During the school day, a pass is required for entry into the library for any student not with a class.

Materials in the Media Center are available for student checkout with their current student I.D.  Most books are loaned for approximately three weeks.  Reference books, magazines, and pamphlets are loaned out for overnight use only.  A replacement student I.D. card may be purchased in the ASB office.

Computers located in the Media Center are available to students before school, at lunch and after school.  Students can use our computers to word-process; however, they must have their student I.D card displayed.  Printing out reports from home programs can be done if saved in a Word format.  A flash drive has become an almost invaluable asset for saving Powerpoint presentations. 

There is a fine of 10˘ per day and a maximum total or $5.00 per item for overdue materials.  A student may request a check of charges at any time or may check the display cases in front of the Media Center.  The Media Center will send out bills to students who have outstanding textbooks or library books several times a year. 

Lost textbooks/library books will be charged at the replacement cost.  Students with excessive outstanding textbook or library fines will not be allowed to check materials out, but may use the books needed in the Media Center.

A copy machine and change machine are available in the Media Center for student use. The change machine can make change for $1.00 or $5.00 bills.  The change will be all in coins.  Students are strongly advised not to bring bills larger than $5.00 to school, since there is no place to make change for larger denomination bills on campus.

All students should have public library cards because libraries, in addition to books for teachers’ reading lists, now have wonderful online sources that students can use from their home computers.  In order to access these online references you must go to the library website (Orange County Santiago System www.ocpl.org; Long Beach Public Library www.lbpl.org.).  To gain access to the sources you must have your library card number and in some cases a code word or password you have previously listed with the library.  Most public libraries issue cards free of charge.  An adult family member must accompany a student in order to get a card.  Only Cerritos, Anaheim and Huntington Beach charge for cards if you do not live within their city boundaries.