Welcome to The Herbst Library at the Urban School of San Franciso. The library is an information resource center. It supports the school's philosophy of instilling in students a life-long love of learning. The mission of the library media program is to ensure that students are information literate. The library supports the curriculum by providing primary resource material and other resources not easily found at the local public libraries.

Teacher/Librarian and Human Search Engine: Carolyn Karis: e-mail library@urbanschool.org

No Food or Drink in Library.

When can you come in?

• 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
• Break and lunch times.
• With classes.
• Free periods
  

How do you borrow?

Please check out all books. If the librarian is in the library and available, ask the librarian to check out the book.

If the librarian is not in the library, you may borrow a book by printing your name on the card inside the book, date stamping the card and book, and putting the card in the Book Drop.

Your student ID with the addition of a Barcode label is your library card.

If a book you want is out on loan, reserve it at the circulation desk. 

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What can be borrowed by students?

• Books - Three week loan renewable.
• Reference - Overnight loan or weekend.
• Magazines - One week loan.
• Calculators - One day.
• Audio tapes and audio CDs - One week loan.
• Videos / DVDs - By request - (Usually overnight).

Return books in the Book Drop to the left of the check out window.

Fines - Fines are not charged. However, if a book is lost or not returned by the end of the term, the charge for the lost book is the replacement cost, plus a $10.00 processing fee.

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What can be borrowed by teachers?

• Books - Six week loan, renewable.
• Reference - Overnight loan.
• Magazines - Two week loan.
• Tapes - Four week loan.
• Videos (VHS and DVD) - One week loan.
• CDs - Overnight loan.
  (Longer use of any materials may be arranged by special request.)

  Please check out all items. If the librarian is not available, please print name on card and in book, then put card in Book Drop. Please do not lend books to students. If students need to use an item, please return it to library and have the student check it out in student's own name.
  

Questions? Need Help? Suggestions? Comments?
Can't find what you need? Need special help with a research problem? Need help accessing information? Send e-mail to Carolyn Karis: library@urbanschool.org
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