Joan F. Miles Library Procedures:

• The library is used for class projects, individual research, and quiet reading.
• Scheduled classes have priority use of the Internet Lab, Research Room, Laptops, and main sitting areas of the library. Study hall students may use computers if available.
• Students sign into the library with official BHS passes signed by their subject teacher.
• Study Teachers may call the Circulation desk at the library (x5649), to see if there is room.
  
• No food or drink may be consumed in the library.
• Students are expected to work quietly and treat media center equipment with care.

Internet Procedures:

• The Internet is available for class projects and individual school related research.
• Chat Rooms, IM, and games are not allowed.

Borrowing Procedures:

• Students may borrow books, and audio tapes from the general collection for a 3-week period. Items not requested by another student may be renewed.
• Reference books may be borrowed overnight. Overnight means from the close of that school day until the beginning of the next school day.
• Periodicals and videos may be borrowed for two days.
• Reserved books, placed on a cart for a specific class, may be borrowed overnight or information may be photocopied.
• Students who fail to return books on time will receive a notice in homeroom from the library staff. Outstanding obligations will result in borrowing privileges being withdrawn.
• Students who have not returned borrowed library materials or who have not paid the replacement fee for lost books by the end of the school year, will have their academic schedules held in the main office.

Violations:
Students violating library rules will lose their media privileges and may be assigned detention.