• Students may check out 3 books at a time.

• Books are due every three weeks and may be renewed up to two times, as long as no other students have the book on hold.

• Overdue notices are sent out via email once a book is one week overdue.

• There are no late fees, only fines for books that are lost or badly damaged.

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, 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 O'Banion 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. 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: O'Banion Middle School, Garland, 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