Cross Timbers Library
 

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The library will be selling Holiday Grams Monday, November 30th - Friday, December 11th, 2 for $1.00.

Coming December 15th - 18th

1/2 price Scholastic Book Fair

Do your Holiday shopping early and at a discount!

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General Information:
Hours: School days from 7:45a - 3:15p.

Library Collection: Cross Timbers has approximately 15,500 volumes and subscribes to 25 paper magazines.
We receive one local newspaper issued twice a week.

Other resources include the Internet and online data research services.

Check Out Procedures:  Language Arts classes visit the library for check out every 3 weeks. All books are due 3 weeks from date of check-out. The date due is stamped on the card placed in the pocket in the back of the book. Students may check out a maximum of 2 books at a time.

Fines:  Overdue materials are fined .10 cents per day. If the student is absent for the entire day, no fine will be assessed. However, students must return overdue materials the first day they return and alert the library staff to their absence.

Borrowing privileges will be suspended for a student having an overdue book or owing a fine of $1.00 or more.

Lost Books:  Full replacement cost and a processing fee will be charged to a student if a library book is lost or damaged while it is in possession of the student.
Library Passes:  A pass is required to come to the library before school. Individual students coming during class time must also have a pass from their teacher. Upon entering the library, students must immediately sign in at the circulation desk.

Computers:  To use the library computer, students must have a signed, positive Mansfield ISD Acceptable Use Policy on file at Cross Timbers. Patrons may use the computers to search the collection for books by author, title, or subject.

 

Library Fund Raiser

Click on the link below to order or re-new over 700 magazines on-line anytime throughout the year to benefit our library.  Simply choose our school or enter our account number 425055033

 

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Online Resources & Databases:

 

Contact the library for usernames and passwords for home use.

Encyclopedia Britannica
Gale Virtual Reference Library
EBSCO Research Databases
Library Hot Links :
Arlington Public Library

Storytelling Links

Search over 25,000 biographies
Excellent source for additional search sites
Investigate careers
Complete this outline before beginning your research
Provides help with composing bibliographies

A reading incentive program designed to encourage students to read quality literature

Texas Bluebonnet Reading Program

A reading program that encourages Texas students grades 3 - 6 to read quality literature.  The students have an opportunity to vote for their favorite book.

Texas Lonestar Reading List

Reading list for grades 6 - 8.  Texas Library Association sponsors the Lone Star Reading List solely to encourage free voluntary reading.

Booktalk

An interactive site for the Texas Bluebonnets, Lonestar and other state reading lists.

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