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             The mission of the library program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information."                                               Information Power

 



 

     The Pershing Middle School Library serves over 1,700 students and is part of the Houston Independent School District. In January,  2007, it was moved with the rest of the school from it's home for the past fifty years to beautiful, spacious, state-of-the art facility.  The library houses approximately twenty-thousand books and materials.  It is automated with Alexandria software for circulation and online catalog use.  Twenty-eight workstations with Internet access, the library catalog, and other software programs are available for student use.  Two stationary LCD projectors with screens are available for the librarians' and teachers' use as teaching aids
 

      Hours/ Staff
   
     For the 2010-2011 year the library will be open daily from 8:00 AM till 4:00 PM. 
    The Pershing Library is staffed by two certified librarians, Mary Burgert and Mary Ellen Taylor.  Ms. Taylor is at Pershing full time, while Ms. Burgert is at the school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and 1/2 the day on Thursdays. Both librarians have Learning Resources Certification and hold Masters Degrees. The Library phone number is 713-295-5240 Ext. 332.

      





                Circulation Policies

   Students must have their Pershing ID cards or their agendas with them to check out books from the library. They are allowed to check out three books at a time for two weeks. Materials may be renewed as needed.  Students are charged five cents a day for overdue materials.  If a book is lost or damaged, the student is responsible for the replacement cost of the book.
        

       Computer/Printing Policies
    

Computers are available to students for educational use only.  To use the Internet, students must check out a computer and have the Acceptable Use Policy (page 14 in the agenda) signed and with them. 
    Students should obtain permission before printing any Internet documents.  They are required to use "print preview" to select pages to print. One page  may be printed at no cost.  After that, the fee is ten cents per page.  

 

 

 




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