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Library Services and Policies

Library Hours

The Southview Elementary School Library is open every school day from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Students may come to the library at any time to return or check out books if they have permission from their teacher.

Library Services

  • 1 Chromebook cart with 25 Chromebooks

  • Teacher Chromebooks and/or iPads for teacher checkout

  • Faculty can use the library and its resources for a meeting place for faculty or parent meeting providing all necessary tools to ensure effective communication and collaboration with prior notice and reservation

Circulation Policies

  • Kindergarten students check out 1 book at a time and must keep books at school in their classroom.
  • First-grade students check out 1 book at a time.
  • Second-grade students check out 2 books at a time.
  • Third, fourth, and fifth-grade students check out 2 books at a time.
  • Books check out for 1 week at a time.
  • Reference materials are allowed to be checked out with the teacher's permission only.
  • No late fees, but students must return their books to get new ones.
  • Replacement/damage charges are enforced when necessary. The cost to replace a lost hardback book is $15, and the cost to replace a lost paperback book is $5.
  • All items should be returned to the circulation desk.

Students may visit the library with their class on Monday- Friday or during free time.

Collaboration

Southview has a flexible library schedule. The library is open to all students between 8:05 AM and 8:35 AM daily for use of the computers or check out. All students must have a pass from their teacher. Teachers are encouraged to bring their classes to the library to work on research or computer-based projects with prior arrangement. Teachers must reserve the library one week in advance by contacting the librarian. We love that all students have designated time in the library, but we also want to promote concentration and focused learning. 

Teachers who would like to plan direct collaboration with the librarian are welcome to do so by scheduling a meeting during their preparation period or to drop by during the library’s open time. The librarian is ready and willing to provide teachers with printed materials and technological resources for their class. The librarian also encourages teachers to use the librarian as an individual, teacher of technology/media resources, and as a resource who can lead parts of the class in lessons on research techniques, reference and research resources (both print and electronic), citation procedures, summarization techniques, and ways to avoid plagiarism.