Students may check out up to five items at any time. Books can be kept for three weeks before being due back at the library. Students will visit the library with their ELAR class on a scheduled rotation, but may visit the library at other times during the school day with a library pass. The library is also open every morning before school to meet the needs of our students. Students may also visit the library during their 1st Period WIN class.

Overdue books

Fines are not charged for overdue books. If you need to keep a book for longer than 2 weeks, please recheck it. You may recheck a book up to 2 times, for a total of 6 weeks. If the book has not been returned or renewed for 30 days, it becomes a lost book. 

Lost books

If a book is lost or damaged, the student will need to pay a replacement fee. It is the student's responsibility to talk with the librarian to find out the price for replacing the book. 

The replacement fee may be paid in cash or a check can be made out to Hudson Middle School. This money goes into a book fund where replacement books and new books are purchased. 

Found books

If you find a library book that was already paid for, you will receive a refund minus a $2.00 restocking and processing fee. If you paid your lost book fee with a check, your refund will come back as a check from our front office. Note that this process may take up to 2-3 weeks. 

Students can check out eBooks from Destiny Discover or MackinVia and read them on their electronic devices.  

To access our e-book collection:

• Download the “Destiny Reads” app from the App Store or Google Play.
• Location: Texas
• School: Hudson Middle School, Sachse, TX
• Login with your GISD username and password

Through MackinVIA, you will be able to:

• Check out books from our eBook collection
• Listen to books in our audiobook collection