SERVICE TO ELMHURST SCHOOLS
The purpose of the School Services Policy is to provide Library materials and selected programming to students and teachers at schools within the city limits of Elmhurst in our role as an "Education Support Center.” The student's school serves as the principal source of curriculum-related information. The Library's role is secondary and complementary as a provider of curriculum support for Elmhurst schools. In addition, these services encourage school/public library cooperation and promote books and reading.
The Elmhurst Public Library provides materials and services to the following schools:
Bryan Middle School
Churchville Middle School
Conrad Fischer School
Edison School
Emerson School
Field School
Hawthorne School
Immaculate Conception Schools (Grades K-l2)
Immanuel Lutheran School (Grades K-8)
Jackson School
Jefferson School
Lincoln School
Salt Creek School
Sandburg Middle School
Timothy Christian Schools (Grades K-12)
Visitation School (Grades K-8)
York Community High School
The Library and the school district or individual school will execute an Agreement of Service. This agreement will outline the commitment each party has made to establish and maintain the program in areas such as financial responsibility and supervision of students. In each case, an acceptable level of reciprocation must be determined.
Services
Arrangements for the following services for elementary and middle schools should be made with the School Services Librarian in the Kids’ Library, and services for the high schools should be arranged with the High School Liaison in the Adult Services Department.
Classroom Collections
Deposit collections for classroom use will be selected on request. Generally, collections are limited to one book per student not to exceed 35 books. Depending on the availability of materials, staff may reduce or extend this limit. The schools are responsible for pick-up and return of the materials.
Classroom Visits
As scheduling allows, teachers may arrange for a program for their classroom either at the Library or at the school. The classroom teacher may select from a variety of programs including:
•Library tour highlighting current services and collections
•student research at the library on pre-arranged topics
•pre-selected literature based programs (examples include storytelling or booktalks appropriate for grade level, folklore, puppetry)
Library staff will schedule visits on a first-come/first-served basis at the elementary/middle school level (Grades K-8) and a maximum of four visits per month at the high school level (Grades 9-12).
Teacher Orientations/In-Service Training Workshops
Depending on staff availability, teacher orientation sessions or in-service training workshops on topics related to library services and materials will be provided at the library or individual schools.
Bibliographies and Pathfinders
Library staff regularly prepares pathfinders and bibliographies of Library materials on curriculumrelated topics. Bibliographies on requested topics may be prepared at the discretion of the librarian depending upon usefulness to other Library patrons.
Teacher Borrowing Privileges
Teacher Borrowing Privileges will be provided to personnel designated by their respective school or district. This entitles teachers to classroom collections and extended loan of circulating materials, subject to their availability. The names of teachers with borrowing privileges are kept on file at the library, and these privileges may be used only to check out materials for classroom use
Assignment Alerts
The Elmhurst Public Library will offer a variety of means (e.g. fax, phone, e-mail, web site) to notify staff of major assignments. To the extent possible, relevant materials will be held on a reserve shelf to ensure that all students have access to them.
Displays/Exhibits
As scheduling and space allow, schools may exhibit the work of students in the Library.
Interlibrary Loan
School personnel should contact their school librarian for the interlibrary loan of materials forinstructional use.
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