Kathy Carter,
Media Assistant

I am available periodically throughout
the day for general Media Center help.

You can also use the catalog to check your library account by clicking on the "My Library Info" tab and typing in your student ID# and last name.

Remember, your AHS student ID card is required for checkouts!

Freshman & Sophomores must have a pass from a teacher and sign in and leave their pass at the desk when entering the media center during study hall time. 10-minute passes are also available from study hall teachers to come to the MC to check out a book or magazine, print, or anything else that can be done in a brief visit.

Books - 3 weeks
Manga - 1 week (limit of three manga checked out at a time)
Magazines - 1 week
Videos - 1 week (limit of one video checked out at a time)
Reference materials - overnight
Digital or video camera - overnight *

Materials may be renewed as many times as needed as long as someone else does not have a hold on the item.

* A parent permission form must be on file before checking out any equipment.nt!

Books, manga, magazines, and videos - $.25/day overdue
Reference books - $.50/day overdue
Equipment (digital cameras, video cameras, tripods) - $5/day overdue

Fines will also be charged for:
Barcode removal - $1
Spine label removal - $1
Book jacket cover removal - $2

If a book is returned damaged and unable to be returned to the shelf due to the condition it is in, a fine equal to the replacement cost of the book will be charged.

Overdue and fine notices are printed and distributed in homeroom. Check your MC account online to avoid fines.

Bring your ID to the desk to borrow markers, scissors, glue, rulers, etc.

The media center is a quiet study area. Please sit no more than four students per table. Larger groups may work in the cafeteria or courtyard.

Please be respectful of others.

All Ames High students MUST sign an AUP to use the computers at school. With a signed AUP, students have a login and password and have a folder on the server to save files. Please take your AHS student ID card to the media center desk for login information.

The computers in the media center are available before, during, and after school on a first-come, first-served basis. Computer labs are for class use only but may be used with permission.

Save your work often! This should be done every few minutes, especially after every major change. Also, backup your files! Files can be backed up to a CD, DVD, flash drive, your Google Apps account, etc.

THINK GREEN! Please only print what is necessary. Do not logout of a school computer until your file has finished printing. Please use the printer-friendly versions of webpages when printing directly from a web browser.

Bring files from home on a flash drive or CD-R, email yourself the file, upload it to your Google Apps account, or you can access the student server from your home computer.

Please note: If your version of Microsoft Office at home saves documents with an "x" at the end of the file extension (for example: .docx), be sure to save down (File -> Save As) to a previous version of the program if you need to open the file at school. When emailing word processing documents to yourself to open at school, attach the file to the email but also copy and paste the text of the document into the body of your message to have that as a backup.

For your safety, your computer may be remotely monitored at any time at school.