UCC at Valley Forge - Media Center

MEDIA CENTER GUIDE

Welcome to your Church Media Center - located adjacent to the Gathering Area. Church members are encouraged to utilize this great resource for personal and church related issues and projects.

The Media Center is open any time the church is open. It is “self service” to make checking out books and other media as easy as possible.

CARD CATALOG DRAWERS

Cards are listed by title, author, subject, and series information, as well as a brief summary of the contents of each book, CD, DVD, video, and cassette tape.
Books are arranged by topics & numbered by the Dewey Decimal Classification System. (see back page)
A green stripe across top of a card indicates AV material.

SIGN_OUT PROCEDURES

BOOKS & AUDIO VISUALS (AV) use a 2 card system. WHITE Card in back pocket: Print MONTH/DAY/YEAR borrowed, your FULL NAME and PHONE NUMBER. Place card in wooden card holder by card catalog.
YELLOW Reminder Card on Sign-Out table: Print DATE borrowed and place in the back pocket as a reminder.
For MAGAZINES: Print your FULL NAME, NAME OF MAGAZINE & MONTH/DAY/YEAR BORROWED on the form attached to magazine rack

PARENTS and TEACHERS – Please help children sign out material properly.

RETURN PROCEDURES

Please return ALL books and other materials, whether signed out or just read in the Media area, to the “Media Center Returns” container at the Book Sign-Out table.

CIRCULATION POLICIES

BOOKS - 2 weeks with 2 week renewal by request.
MAGAZINES, CDs, DVDs, VIDEOS, CASSETTES, TAPES - 1 week with 1 week renewal by request.
REFERENCE MATERIALS: 1 week only.
**Longer loans can be arranged with a Media Center person.

As a courtesy to others, please return items promptly! When materials are overdue the holder will be notified by telephone, Email and/or snail mail and asked to return items. Although no fines are assessed, the Media Center relies on its users to respond promptly to requests for returns. If an item is not returned after Reminder notification the replacement cost will be expected of the person responsible.

BOOK/MATERIALS REQUESTS/SUGGESTIONS

Forms are located at the Sign-out table. Place completed forms in marked box on table. Suggestions welcome!

BOOK RESERVATIONS

Forms are located at the Sign-Out table. Place reservation requests in marked box on table.

MEMORIAL or GIFT DONATIONS can be arranged by contacting any Media Center committee member.

FOR ANY and ALL ASSISTANCE contact a member of the Media Center Committee:

Meg Collins, Director
Joan Walkup
Susan Clark
Gwynne Hagee
Dagmar Fahr
Shirley Geerling
Tanya Lanzilotti
Kim Mehle