Library Hours 8:00 -
4:50
The Austin Library/Media
Center's most important function is to support the school's
curriculum and to provide interesting and entertaining books for
both students and faculty. To achieve these services the library
includes a well rounded reference, biography, and nonfiction
collection, as well as a large and diverse fiction collection. In
addition, the library subscribes to over 30 news, education, and
entertainment magazines for patron check out.
Mission Statement
The mission of the
Austin Academy media center is to stimulate, guide, and support
students in their quest for information in a way that fully supports
curriculum and independent needs and facilitates critical thinking
so that students will become avid readers and lifelong learners.
LIBRARY RESOURCES
Free Online Research
Resources are listed below:
Bookmarks are available in the library that provide login and
password information for using these resources.
netTrekker
d..i.
• This is an award-winning academic search engine that’s safe,
fast and easy to use for teachers, students and parents.
• Over 180,000 educator-selected online resources organized by
readability level and aligned with TEXAS state standards.
• Quickly and easily find resources for general-education
students, ELL/ESL students, those working below or above grade
level, with reading challenges, special needs and more.
Ebsco
Reference Resources
Encyclopedia
Britannica
Spanish
Encyclopedia Britannica
Culture
Grams
Nicholson
Memorial Library System
(Garland Public Library Card Required. Students may access free
online tutoring assistance from Tudor.com from the Nicholson Library
website using their Nicholson library card.)
Nicholson
Memorial Digital Titles
Download best selling digital books 24/7 to your PC, MP3 and PDA at
home, in the office or from anywhere in the world. Now your library
never closes! (Overdrive does not support IPOD products.)
(Garland Public Library Card Required)
Rowlett
Public Library
(Rowlett Public Library Card Required. Students may access Tudor.com
from the Rowlett Public Library website without a library card.)
Teaching
Books
A diverse and constantly growing collection of author programs and
K-12 book-related materials that help literature come alive for
students and teachers. Resources include original movies about the
creative processes of authors and illustrators, audio excerpts of
professional book readings, and teaching guides and engaging
resources which span thousands of children's literature titles.
District
Library Resources
For questions concerning
any of these services, contact the Austin
Academy librarian.
Library Use
Students are welcome to
come to the library before school on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday,
and Friday mornings at 8:00 a.m. Ms. Borland will pick up students
from the cafeteria at 8:00. The library is open Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons from 3:50-4:50 for student
research as well as for pleasure reading and check out. Students are
welcome to drop in and out of the library between classes as long as
they make it to their scheduled classes on time. During scheduled
class periods and homeroom, students must have a pass from a teacher
to come to the library. Students needing to use the computers for
research are required to sign in and out.
Checking out a book
Students are allowed to
check out 3 items at a time. Books are checked out for 2 weeks at a
time. Magazines will be checked out for 3 days, and reference books
will be checked out on as “as needed” basis. Due date slips will
always be available at the circulation counter when materials are
checked out.
Fines
A fine of 10 cents per
day (excluding weekends and holidays) per item is charged on overdue
books and magazines. The maximum charge is $2.00. Students will
receive 2 grace days in which to turn in overdue materials without
receiving a fine. On the third day, fines begin and include the two
grace days. Students will be required to pay the purchase price for
all lost books.
Printing
Students are allowed to
print single copies of materials needed for school assignments from
the library printer at no charge. Students are not allowed to print
personal materials from the library printer.
