The mission of the CVCA Library/Media Center
is to encourage students and staff to be effective users of ideas and information. The library will provide intellectual and physical access to materials in several formats. Librarians and staff at the CVCA Library/Media Center will instruct students to foster competence and stimulate interest in reading, viewing and using information and ideas. We will strive for academic excellence shaped by Biblical worldview. We will help to direct and challenge students toward lifetime skills and careers as God's people.
Our goals at the CVCA Library/Media Center are to provide materials that will enrich and support the curriculum taking into consideration the varied interests, abilities, learning styles and maturity levels of students served. We strive to use our materials to stimulate growth in factual knowledge, literacy appreciation, aesthetic values, higher level thinking skills and ethical standards. We will provide materials on opposite sides of controversial issues so that students may, under guidance, develop discernment and critical analysis of all media. We will provide materials representative of the various religious, ethnic and cultural groups so that students understand their influence upon society and the world. We will provide a quality selection of Christian fiction to encourage a lifelong enjoyment of reading.
Our objectives at the CVCA Library/Media Center
are to provide resources to students and teachers with a systematically developed collection that coincides with the curriculum. We will create an atmosphere conducive to learning. We will continually work to keep our collection up-to-date and in good condition. We will provide instruction and assistance in accessing information in online databases. We will maintain an effective relationship with students, staff and community. We will direct and challenge students toward developing interests, abilities, lifetime skills and careers as God’s people.
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1. Checking Out Materials: | a. | Materials may be checked out for a period of two weeks. Books may be renewed once. |
| | b. | Certain reference books or materials in high demand may be borrowed overnight only and returned by 8:25 AM the following school day. |
| | c. | Certain sub-collections as for a specific class project may be restricted to in-library usage. |
| 2. Lost Materials: | | If a book is lost, a deposit of the retail price of the book must be paid. This amount will be refunded if the book is found. |
| 3. Obligations: | | Before receiving report cards, all overdue books must be returned and obligations met. |
| 4. Behavior: | a. | Students are expected to be courteous and quiet in the library. Students who fail to cooperate will forfeit the privilege to use the library. |
| | b. | No food or drink is allowed in the library. First offense is a warning and second offense is a detention. |
| 5. Fines | | Students will be notified of fines and late materials in homeroom. Those who owe materials or money will be blocked from computer access before and after school until their fine is paid or materials are returned/renewed. Students owing more than $1.00 will have an e-mail sent to parents. |