Oneonta Public Library

SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT POLICY

Oneonta Public Library makes every effort to work closely with the schools and teachers in our service area.

· Teachers are encouraged to make use of the “Assignment Alert Form” which is provided for them annually at the beginning of the school year. The “Assignment Alert” allows the teacher to notify the Library, in advance, of upcoming assignments which will be given.

· When the Library receives an “Assignment Alert” from a teacher, the Library will: gather books from the Library’s collections to meet the needs of the assignment and place them on Temporary Reference or other libraries will be contacted in an effort to gather materials to support the assignment or librarians will request materials through the Interlibrary Loan process for individual students

· Teachers are encouraged to visit the Library to determine the scope of our collections so that assignments can be given with full knowledge of the resources available in the community. Teachers are also encouraged to visit the Library to choose titles which most closely fulfill the needs of the assignment.

· In the event that a student should use the Library and fail to find the materials necessary for the completion of an assignment, the librarian will provide him with a letter which verifies his effort and clarifies for the teacher the problem with the location of materials.