Greenspun Library
Library Services and Resources
Librarian
Mr. Slocum
The GJHS library offers many resources and services to enhance each student's educational experience and to promote information literacy.
LENDING POLICIES: Students may check out up to five items at one time from the library for a period of 21 school days. Items that have not been requested by other patrons may be renewed. Students may only check out one Playaway audiobook at one time, due to their cost. Late fines are assessed at $.10 per day, with a maximum fine of $1.00 per item.
BOOKS: The library houses approximately 25,000 books of varying interest and reading levels. The fiction section, organized by an author's last name, contains classics, pop fiction, story collections, and many other types of literature. Our non-fiction section, organized by the Dewey Decimal system, offers patrons up-to-date information on a wide assortment of topics including sciences, languages, history, and biographies. The reference collection, also organized by the Dewey system, is the location of atlases, almanacs, encyclopedias, and other information resources. Because reference books are intended for multiple users, they are to remain in the center.
MAGAZINES: The GJHS library subscribes to several periodicals. The most current issues are on a display rack for patron use in the media center.
COMPUTERS: Thirty Internet equipped computer stations are available to students in the center. Each student must have a signed copy of the "Appropriate Use Policy" on file with Greenspun Junior High, and appropriate "net"iquette is expected. Patrons have access to numerous software programs for word processing, desktop publishing, web design, as well as video and image editing. The library also subscribes to several online databases for research purposes in all areas of study.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES/SERVICES: Students may print school assignments in the library at no cost. For a nominal fee ($.10/page), students may also print pages for their personal use. Pens and pencils are also available in the vending machines for $.25
Wii GAMING AREA: As part of our "Wii Love the Book Fair" promotion, students, parents, and staff helped us to exceed our Scholastic Book Fair sales goal, thus earning a Nintendo Wii interactive game system for the library. The game system has been implemented as part of the library's positive social interaction center, with students' names being drawn each day to determine whose turn it is to compete in sports contests in the Wii gaming center. Students's names are randomly drawn each day from a list of patrons who have at least one book checked out, and who have no fines or overdue materials.
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