Guidelines

Calendar
Below are important Library dates for the academic year 2008-2009.

Summer books are due on first day of school in September 2009.

Overdue notices are issued to students on the first Tuesday of each month, October through April, and every Tuesday in the closing weeks of school.

Hours

Lower School students enrolled in Extended Care may come to the Library with permission to do homework from 3:30 to 4:00 on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Other Lower School students may come to the Library after school with their parents from 3:30 to 4:00 on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

Upper School students may use the Library independently after school from 3:30 to 4:00 on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

Parents may use the Library before school, after school from 3:30 to 4:00 on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, or by appointment.

Borrowing rules
Burke’s Lower School students may have out up to 4 books at a time. (Some grades are granted bonus books at various times of the year.) Kindergartners may each borrow one book during the scheduled library time, and first through fourth graders may borrow up to two books.

Replacement costs will be charged for lost materials. Third and fourth grade girls must return all books or pay for all missing materials in order to receive their yearbooks in June.

Burke’s Upper School students may have out up to 6 books at a time. They must return all books or pay for all missing materials in order to receive their yearbooks in June.

Burke’s parents have borrowing privileges. Borrowing cards are on file for them in the Library. Parents may borrow as many books as they would like.

Burke’s faculty and staff have borrowing privileges. Borrowing cards are on file for them in the Library. Faculty and staff may borrow as many books as they would like.

Books are checked out to students for 14 days, to parents for 30 days, and to teachers for 60 days.

Lost Materials
Replacement cost will be charged for lost material. The costs are as follows:

$20 for a hardback book
$10 for a paperback book

A processing charge is included.

More Information
Requests and questions may be directed to Helen Wiley or Susan Faust in person or by e-mail at helen@kdbs.org and susan.f@kdbs.org.