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Library
Information
"The
mission of the library program is to ensure that students and staff are
effective users of ideas and
information."
Information Power
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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
nineteen-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
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Hours/ Staff
For the 2009-2010 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.
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Circulation Policies
Students must have their Pershing ID cards or thier 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
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Computer/Printing Policies
Computers are available to students for educational
use only. Chat rooms and personal email are forbidden. 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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