Borrowing Books

General Information: book borrowing

KEEP BOOKS SAFE AND CLEAN - USE A SPECIAL LIBRARY BAG

We recommend that every student uses a special library bag in which to store and carry their library books (available from the school uniform shop). Very often school bags are used to carry food and drinks as well as books. Accidents do happen - but damaged books will have to be paid for and replaced! So please help protect our school library resources.

PROCEDURES ABOUT BORROWING, RETURNING, OVERDUE AND LOST BOOKS AND SENDING OUT NOTICES AND BILLS

We hope that all patrons, students, parents and teachers - will understand the need to keep books circulating for the use of everybody and return books by the due date. The library and its resources must also be properly maintained for the ongoing use of the school community.

Therefore the following procedures have been put into place:

All patrons may borrow books from the library for a period of two school weeks. If books are not renewed after the two weeks loan period, the book becomes known as 'overdue'. The following week, class lists of all overdues are printed and given to the class teachers who will then give a verbal reminder to the children about returning books.

A week after this verbal reminder, an individual printed overdue slip will be sent home with your child if the book has still not been returned.

After yet another week (ie. by the fifth week), we will assume that the book is lost and a bill will be sent home to cover the costs of a replacement copy.

After 10 weeks of overdue (ie. up to 12 weeks of loan) and non payment for missing or damaged resources the library will give notice to the schools account office and the cost will be deducted from the school deposit.

Parent patrons may receive overdue reminders by email and the same time-line as described above will apply.

There are standard charges for the replacement of library stock:

Paperback books: RMB 150 Hardback books: RMB 300

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