How to protect your Library and its Books

How to Handle books with Care

• Handle books with clean hands
• Do not write or highlight in book
• Use bookmarks. Folded corners can ruin books. Laying a book face down will weak and crack its spine. Book marks are available free at the circulation desk.

How to Remove Books from Shelves

• Use two hands to remove books from shelves, to avoid dropping
• To remove a book , push forward  the books on either side of the one you want. Grasp the book near the middle of the spine and remove gently. 
• be careful when removing oversize books, they can be heavy
• Do not reshelve books. bring them up to the front desk . They will be reshelved by staff

How to handle visual Materials

• Handle CDS and DVDs by their edges
• Keep materials away heat and extreme cold

How to check out Damaged Books

• When checking out a damaged book , alert staff to damage
• Do not try to repair book yourself. Attempting to mend book using scotch tape will cause damage to book
• Bring a damaged book to the front desk, even if you are not checking it out , Library has trained staff to repair books.

How to prevent theft

• If you witness the theft of a library materials , notify a staff member. Theft of a library material is a crime

How to prevent a Disaster

• Report all signs of smoke or fire to library staff
• Report sparks of electrical fixtures
• Report leaking pipes
• Avoid eating and drinking when using library materials

Remember library books are a shared resource
Posted by: Margarita