Library Guidelines
CHESS Christian Library Guidelines:
We want this to be a peaceful space for you, free of clutter. We are excited to continue to build the library collection and programs that will best support your studies and personal interests.
- Food and drink permitted, with careful use and diligent clean up. Abuse this privilege? Lose it for the remainder of the year.
- Remember to throw away trash, and please do not put liquid in the trash can.
- You may pull any books you need for study or leisurely reading.If you wish to check out a book, please see Mrs. Meester. If Mrs. Meester is not available, you may ask someone at the front desk for assistance.
- If you pull a book during a study session, please return it to the book return and DO NOT return it to the shelf.
Check-out limit: 5
Check-out duration: 2 weeks
Renewals: 2 (see Mrs. Meester; email: library@chesschristian.com)
Fines: Fines only consist of replacement book costs. Books that can no longer be renewed because of renewal limits OR because of hold requests will be subject to replacement costs one month after date of last possible due date.
Additional circulation notes: Mrs. Meester will make every effort to notify parents by email when their students check out books, but this is not an automatic service. (Additionally, if you would like your student to be able to check out ONLY with a parent present, please notify Mrs. Meester.) Automatic notifications provided by the system are for upcoming due dates and overdue books. Please do not take these personally! Simply email Mrs. Meester if there is a concern or error.
CHESS Christian School and CHESS Christian Library strive to provide quality books and materials for our teachers and students, in an effort to support a thorough and well-rounded education, with a solid biblical worldview. While we make every effort to avoid content that undermines that purpose, neither CHESS Christian School nor CHESS Christian Library will be held responsible for the views of authors represented in our library. Parents are required to set their own library guidelines for their students, and we encourage families to visit our library to determine how best we can serve them. In order to help guide parents and students to the most relevant and age-appropriate materials, our library is organized into the following sections:
Reference - Books and materials that are for in-house use only.
Reproducible - Books with reproducible pages; typically for teacher use
Juvenile Non-Fiction - Non-fiction, with a target audience of elementary to middle grades.
Juvenile Biography - Biography, with a target audience of elementary to middle grades
Readers - Early readers, varying levels, non-fiction, fiction, and biography included
Easy - Picture books typically aimed toward Pre-K - 2nd
Juvenile Fiction - Fiction, with a target audience of elementary to middle grades
Non-Fiction - Non-fiction with a target audience of high school to adult. (Younger patrons may check out books from this section, but parent supervision is advised.)
Biography - Biographies, with a target audience of high school to adult.
Biography Series -
Fiction - Fiction, with a target audience of high school to adult. (Younger patrons may check out books from this section, but parent supervision is advised.)
