Community ESOL Library Instruction

Library Instruction

Your library instruction will take place in the library classroom and will include a tour of the library.  It will be about 45 minutes long.

How to Prepare and What to Expect

Before coming to class, you should:

• take a valid ID and a copy of your class schedule to security to get a Student ID card.
• go to the Circulation Desk at the library and ask for a barcode for your Student ID card.

During class, you will:

• be given a tour of the library.
• be given a tour of the library website in the instruction classroom.
• search for books in the library catalog under the direction of the librarian. 
• browse the Juvenile and Adult Literacy books to select a book to check out.  
• check out a book from the library to take home with you.

By the end of class, you will:

• be introduced to the library catalog and the MBLN network. 
• understand how to check out books or equipment from the library.
• be familiar with both the Juvenile and the Adult Literacy sections of the library
• be familiar with the library website
• have a Student ID card with a library barcode on the back. 

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