Classroom Card Instructions

• The teacher will keep his/her personal card and must register for the Classroom Card separately, as a secondary card.  The teacher must sign a waiver agreeing to use the Classroom Card for classroom curriculum-related materials only.  All personal items should be borrowed on the teacher’s personal library card.  Library personnel have the right to question suspicious material & deem it inappropriate for classroom use, which may result in revocation of the Classroom Card.  Should a question arise as to whether or not personal materials have been borrowed on the Classroom Card, the teacher will be notified through email, giving him/her the opportunity to respond.  If the teacher fails to respond within the time period stated in the email, the items in question will be deleted from the Classroom Card.

• The Classroom Card will have the teacher’s name attached to it.

• The teacher’s work email must be provided and will be used for all notifications.

• Teachers must show proof of status as a current teacher in an area school by providing one of the following: 

-School ID

-Most recent check stub

-School contract

(We will NOT accept OEA cards or teaching licenses as proof of status.)

• Teachers are responsible for lost or damaged materials borrowed on their Classroom Cards.

• The classroom card is only valid from August 1^st through June 10^th of the school year issued. The card must be renewed each school year.  Exceptions for special circumstances, for example, summer school, may be granted if approved by the Director or a Designee.

Benefits of a Classroom Card:

• 50-item limit

• 6-week borrowing period; with the exceptions of the Media Browsing and Browsing Collections (no renewals allowed)

*Please note:  Substitute teachers are able to obtain a Classroom Card if they are teaching in the same classroom for fifteen (15) or more consecutive days, + providing that they accept the conditions of the Classroom Card.  A substitute teacher may show proof of employment at a school or educational institution by having his/her current principal fill out and sign a document provided by the library stating such employment.  Once this is done, the substitute may be issued a temporary Classroom Card made valid from the date of issue until the last day of their substitution as stated on the document provided.  In this instance, if a work email is not available, a personal email will be accepted.