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Library

Library Hours

Library Staff

Library Memberships

Borrowing from the Library

THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED DURING THE SUMMER

Library book-drop boxes will be available starting Wednesday, 6 August

School & Community hours will resume on the first day of school, Tuesday, 12 August

Library Hours

SCHOOL HOURS
Sunday – Thursday - 7:30 am. – 3:00 pm.

SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY HOURS

Begin Sunday, August 19th, 2007.

Student membership sign-up takes place during the school day.

All patrons must register or re-register each year.

• Saturday: 10 a.m. -2 p.m.
• Sunday - Wednesday: 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
• Thursday: 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.

CLOSURES

The Library is closed on Fridays and on official School Holidays. Please refer to the CAC calendar on the web page for details.

SATURDAYS

Open :

• August 25
• September 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
• October 20, 27
• November 3, 10, 17
• December 1, 8, 15
• January 12, 19, 26
• February 2, 9, 16, 23
• March 1, 8, 15
• April 5, 12, 19
• May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

Closed :

• October 6, 13
• November 24
• December 22, 29
• January 5
• March 22, 29
• April 26

Library Staff

Library Personnel

• Ann Coster, Elementary Librarian
• Beth Phillips, Middle-High School Librarian
• Paul Bartos, Head Librarian
  
  

Teaching Assistants

• Heba Nour, Pre-K - 2
• Lynn Towart and Sophie Sewailem  Gr. 3-5
  
  

Library Assistants

• Wafaa Atta
• Sanaa Abdel Khalek
• Fadia Matta
• Enas Thabet
• Mervat Thabet
  
  

Library Clerks

• Ibrahim Abdulla Ibrahim
• Ramy Rezkalla

Library Memberships

Free, individual, non-transferable memberships are offered to members of the CAC community who hold valid CAC photo ID cards and have library privileges. Non-affiliate cards are also available. Copies of information sheets relating to ID cards and their use are available from the Circulation Desk and ID office.

To join the CAC Library as a community member, bring your CAC ID to the Circulation Desk and complete a membership form so that we can have your contact details in our system. A user-ID and password, which you can change, will be issued soon afterwards so you can use our system.  A temporary username and password is available for in-house use on the day.

We would also greatly appreciate it if you would make the time to notify the Circulation Desk 755-5543, if your contact information changes. Might we also ask that next time you visit the CAC Library you spare a few minutes to check and see if our contact details are up to date.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Borrowing from the CAC Library

All patrons need valid CAC ID cards to borrow materials. Elementary students, however, do not need their cards when they come for their Library periods each week.

All patrons may reserve items that are presently checked out, at the Circulation Desk.

Limits
Elementary Students in Grades K-5
     Limits.      10 items for two weeks.

Students in Grades 6 - 12
     Limits.      25 items for two weeks. 

Other Patrons
     Limits.      7 items for two weeks.

Full specifics of borrowing limits are available at the Circulation Desk.

Renewing
-Books may be renewed but each item must be brought into the library to do so.
-Elementary Videos and DVDs may not be reserved or renewed.
-Magazines may not be renewed, either.

Collection
-Most library materials circulate.
-Reference materials are to be used in the library.
-Teacher videos and DVDs may only be viewed in the library.

Photocopying
Limited photocopying from library materials is free for students and faculty. Others may copy for 25 piasters per page. Please note that CAC is a copyright-compliant institution.

Overdue Materials
Notices are sent each week to students. Elementary students receive notices through their teacher. For Middle and High School students, Language Arts/English teachers receive overdue notices each week which they post for their students.

No fines are imposed, but borrowing is suspended for any student with overdue materials. At the end of each grading period, report cards for students are withheld until their accounts are settled according to the following charges.

Community members may recieve phone call reminders so that we can get items back into our collection for circulation to othe patrons.

Damaged Materials
Patrons are expected to pay for the replacement of those materials that are damaged while checked out to them. Therefore, we would appreciate it if you would take the time to look over the items your student borrows and let us know if you notice any damage.

Charges for Lost Items
Prices are taken from Catalog Records and are in US dollars.

A $10 ordering and processing fee for each material will be added to the price according to the table below.

To pay for a lost item, patrons can request a form from the Circulation Desk. All payments need to be made at the Cashier’s office in the Administration building, fourth floor. Patrons need to keep their receipt as no refunds are given without the receipt.

Replacement of Materials
We will accept an exact or better replacement copy of any lost item so long as it is accepted within six weeks of the overdue date in our circulation system.

Reimbursement
The above total includes the actual cost of the lost item plus a processing fee.  If you find the lost item after it has been paid for, please return it to the library, with your payment receipt, to be reimbursed by the following schedule:

Items returned within two weeks of payment will receive 100% reimbursement. After two weeks of payment all but the processing fee.  After eight weeks, or if the item has been re-ordered no refund

Once the school year ends, accounts will close and no refunds will be given.

The withdrawal process
Students may be withdrawn from the library at any time up until the last day they attend school. A library clearance is part of the withdrawal process and a space on the forms used for each division. Once cleared, your student is then deleted from our system. Please keep in mind that leaving this check to the last day could result in finding out that your student has overdue items that you didn’t know about. This can sometimes result in unnecessary stress so we do not recommend you use this method.