Library Policies

Mission and Vision

CVUSD Libraries adhere to and support the district and school's mission and vision. 

• CVUSD District vision and mission

• CVUSD Libraries mission statement

• CVUSD High School vision and mission

• 14-day Check Out. Books and eBooks may be checked out for 14 days.
• Renewals. Books may be renewed for additional days at the Circulation Desk or in the user's Destiny account online.
• Holds. Books may be placed on hold in the user's Destiny account. If not picked up in 5 days, held books are returned to the stacks. Teachers may place longer holds on books, particularly for books used in Literature Circles. The library retrieves holds lists from Destiny in the morning and puts the books on the holds shelf for pick up, typically within one day.
• Student accounts. Students may check their accounts online or at the circulation desk for items checked out or on hold.
• Self-check out. Students may check out or renew books at a self-checkout kiosk in the library.

To encourage worry-free reading and shared responsibility for the library,

• There are no fines for overdue, lost or damaged books. 
• Accidents happen. If you lose or damage a book, we suggest a $30 donation to the library per book (Cost+processing). If you are unable to donate at this time, please still let us know so that we can remove the copy from the catalog and add the title to our future purchases wish list.
• We do not accept replacement copies. The library acquires books in specific formats, editions, and with certain technical processing pre-applied. Monetary donations are strongly preferred.

Food is permitted in the library. 

Drinks that are in cups with lids are permitted in the library. Soda cans and cups without lids are not permitted in the library.

Cleaning wipes are available at the front desk.

Students who bring food and drink into the library are expected to volunteer 2 hours per semester for the privilege. This is an honor system among CVHS students to keep the library sparkling.

To ensure appropriate behavior and maintain a positive learning environment in the library all students are expected to:

• Respect others (quiet voices, including group work, no disruptive behavior)

• Respect library staff and their instructions

• Respect library books and the freedom to read

• Respect the space (furniture, equipment, displays)

• Demonstrate positive digital citizenship at all times

• Sit at chairs and tables within and up to the library capacity (1 student = 1 chair, 1 table = max. 6 students)

• Respect library volunteers and assistants who control library capacity during peak times (ins and outs) and their instructions

Consequences for Misbehavior

• Warning

• Loss of library privileges for the day and referral to principal

• Loss of library privileges for the week and referral to principal

• Digital access only

• Repair costs for damaged equipment or furniture

During Class Periods

• Students must have a pass from their teacher or counselor to visit the library during a class period 
  • Students must check in with their teacher first, for attendance in Aries.
  • Upon arrival at the library, students much check in at the library via QR code (bring your cellphone). Student check-ins via QR code are visible in real time to counselors.
  • One pass per student, signed by the teacher. 
  • Bathroom passes may not be used as library passes.
• Teachers, when sending students to the library during class time
  • Five students, maximum, may come to the library per teacher and period without prior reservation.
  • Please check the library events calendar and "all bookings" calendar to ensure the library is available for additional visitors.
  • Each student must have their own pass with your signature and details. No group passes.
  • Send students with their cell phone and/or laptop to check in at the library via QR code/link.
  • Students must have an academic purpose. Please send sick students to the health office; send students needing wellness support or de-escalation support to the Wellness Center.
  • To verify arrival at the library, please contact the student's counselor, not library staff. Counselors have real-time visibility of library arrivals when students sign in with the QR code/link.
  • Please see Teacher Services for more information about class visits, SSR books and library reservations.
• CVVA and ROP students are subject to the same rules as in-person CVHS students when visiting the library during normal CVHS class periods.
  • CVVA  and ROP students must be aligned with a CVHS counselor, en lieu of a teacher, for the purposes of getting library passes.
  • CVVA students must have a pass from their CVHS-CVVA counselor for each period they are at the library. One pass cannot serve for multiple periods. If arriving at lunch or before school, CVVA and ROP students must go to their counselor and get a pass and sign in via QR code at the library in order to stay at the library during a class period.
  • All other rules apply: five students, maximum, per counselor per period without prior reservation; check the library events calendar before sending students; individual passes, no group passes; academic purpose; verify arrival virtually not by phone.

On Free Time

• Students do not need a pass to visit the library before or after school, during lunch or at break times.
• Students do not need to sign in when visiting the library before or after school, during lunch or at break times.
• Students are welcome to stay until closing hours without signing in.

• Loaner Chromebooks. The library has a limited number of Chromebooks available for check-out for in-library use only. 
• Recharging @ the Library. The library provides Chromebook chargers and cell phone chargers for in-library use only.
• Personal use technologies. Students may use personal laptops, cell phones, headphones and other devices in the library.
• Library staff are NOT responsible for technology items left in the library. 

• The library has two high capacity printer/photocopiers for student use on school projects.
• Free printing / photocopying.
• 30 pages maximum.
• Black and white only. No color.
• In-library use only. Printers are not networked. To print, students go to a kiosk Chromebook that is connected to each library printer and log in to their Google Account then pass the document to a USB Key that is tethered to the printer. Students print from the USB Key.
• Student use. Library printers are intended for student use only. 
  • Teachers and staff are encouraged to use the staff print rooms throughout the campus.
  • Visitors are encouraged to bring items pre-printed or photocopied for meetings.

• Teachers bring their own laptops to the library for instruction.
• Teaching technologies are available in the library and are automatically reserved with the classroom when a teacher reserves an instruction session.
• Teaching technology hardware is for in-library use only.
• Equipment
  • Two 50 inch digital displays with screen mirroring and HDMI cable connections for best resolution
  • One teacher's podium with small speakers and MAC laptop charger (USB-C)
  • Dongle that connects the teacher's laptop to the HDMI splitter, dual digital displays, USB-C charger, and small speakers
  • Mirror software to use the digital displays
  • Wired microphone and event speaker (upon request)
• Most library technologies are carefully selected for the space, durability, ease of use and compatibility with other library technologies such that we can flexibly adapt the library spaces for multiple purposes, invite many users to use them responsibly, and train many users quickly
• Please care for the technologies and classroom space, as they are very heavily used to educate many students, families and staff.
  • Keep cords taped down or zip tied to the podium
  • Return supplies taken from the main desk.
• Suggested donations to the library for damaged technologies are as follows. Visit the library donations page. Please do not supply replacement items. 
  • Podium $450
  • HDMI or other cables  $30-100
  • Portable Microphone $150
  • Recording Microphone $250
  • Classroom speakers $400
  • Event speakers $700
  • Touch screen and stand $3,000
  • Large monitor and stand $2,000
  • Phone and laptop chargers $50 each
  • Dongle $25
  • USB keys and tethers $25-50

Learning in the digital age requires

• regular access to the internet and computers
• audiovisual hardware and software
• content integrations with publishers
• software integrations between library management systems (LMS), learning management systems (LMS), student information systems (SIS) and financial systems (AP/AR)

Through the CVHS Library, students and staff have access to wifi, loaner laptops, recharging stations, printers, podium, speakers, microphone and digital displays.

Access to curated digital content is provided through the hybrid print-and-digital library which operates an integrated, cloud-hosted, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) suite:

• Library Management System (LMS) (Destiny Discover)
• Content and Events Management System (CMS) (Springshare LibApps)

Students gain access to library accounts, subscription databases and other published content through the LMS-CMS and their Google Classrooms. Access to databases varies by publisher and is described for each database in the A-Z list on the library homepage.

Library technologies are provided as educational tools for students and staff for teaching and learning. Class and coursework related use of this equipment takes priority. 

The lost and found at the library does not serve an academic purpose and, as such, is a bonus service provided at the library. Staff time is kept to a minimum addressing questions. The library has limited space to manage a lost and found operation and will reduce the size of it from time to time.

Please do not call the library about lost items. Visit in person.

• Students should visit the lost and found in person to look for their items.
• Students, teachers and families from other schools should contact their coaches or CVHS sponsors and ask them to find any lost sports, technology or other equipment.

Please look for and pick up your items promptly.

• Lost items are placed in the "lost and found" box at the front of the library. 
• Technology items (earbuds, laptops, cell phones), keys, money and eyeglasses are put behind the library circulation desk. Inquire there.
• Money or gift cards that are unclaimed after 1 week are given to the person who kindly turned them in. 

No Liability

CVHS staff, including library staff and TAs, are not liable for any damage or loss to items while held in the "lost and found" and are not responsible for retrieving or compensating for items that have been freecycled. 

Freecycle

In the last three weeks of school, all items that remain in the Lost and Found must be moved out of the Library. Items are given away in freecycle events and then shipped to charities in the last week. Keys are thrown away.

No Storage

Lost items are not stored or held in the library over the summer as they present a liability to the rest of the library equipment and collections.