User:GCLIT

Glen Crest Library, Information & Technology Center.

The LIT is located in the 500 hallway, in the center of Glen Crest Middle School, Glen Ellyn. Il. The facility is flexibly scheduled and accomodates 2 separate classes doing research, 2 classes using the computer labs, 20 students with passes and any number of students who come to check-out materials. In addition to books students may check out magazines, books on Cd, digital still & video cameras.

The LIT opens each morning at 7:30. Students may visit before school to work on assignments or read. They may also stay after school with a pass from a teacher to work on school assignments. The library remains open during the lunch/rec period for book check-out and renewal. There is an automated library system. In addition to checking for materials that the library owns, students have a personal login that allows them to ask the librarian questions, request specific items for purchase, place holds on materials and even renew their books online. Fines of .10 per day are charged on overdue items but students are almost never stopped from checking out materials because they have a fine. They would really have to have a bug fine and 3 or more overdue books.

Remodel Podcasting studio, cool chairs and tables.

-Books Are there books of every genre? yes How many books are there? more then high school Can we get books on tape? yes How long can we check out a book? Books can be checked out for three weeks at a time and then renewed three times for a total of nine weeks.

-Furniture Are there chairs for just reading? yes Are the chairs comfortable? yes Are there enough chairs for a whole class? yes

-Technology How many computers? 122  What is a SMARTboard? A SMARTboard is an interactive whiteboard that has games and other fun stuff to help learn. What resources are on the computer? a lot Can we access the resources from home? Yes, the library has an online page with links to the resources.

-Open Hours Is it open before and after school? yes How long before and after school?40 minetues Can we go to the library during class hours? yes

-Activities When is teen tech week? once in a while When is teen read week? once in a while What do we do during teen tech/read week? During teen tech week we do surveys, play games in the library, do activities, and see what people do in other exploratories. Are there games? Yes, you can play rockband, do surveys, and play games on the internet.

-Visitors Can people from outside of school come? What kind of people come to the library? All of the students from Glen Crest come to the library. -Staff Who is the librarian? Is there more than one librarian? yes If so, who is the head librarian? Mrs. McDermit Is the staff helpful? yes

-Set Up  Where is the computer lab? in the back How are the books organized? by genere

-Food Can we have food in the library? You can only have food in the library if you have permission. Can we buy food in the library? Yes, before and after school there is food for sale. Can we bring food near computers? Food is not allowed near the computer. -Pictures Can we take pictures? yes Can we print pictures out? yes Are there pictures to put on the internet? no     If so, how can we be in the pictures?