History and Mission Statement

• Named in honor of William M. McHenry (1963-1990)
• Mission Statement: The mission of the library is to support the curriculum of the school with a variety of appropriate information sources, to promote reading for pleasure, and to ensure that students and staff become effective users of ideas and information.

Library Information

• Mr. Byrnes - Library Teacher
  • nbyrnes@dimanregional.org
  • 508-678-2891 x2000
• Library Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (see a list of all local libraries and their hours here)
• General admittance before and after school.
• Passes are required during the school day.
• Students may come to the library during lunch, but must report to lunch first to get a pass.

Library Policies

• Food and beverages are not allowed in the library.
  • Exception: Water is allowed if you are not using a computer or other library materials
• Circulation: most books may be checked out for three weeks; books may be renewed for another three week period if needed
• Reference books and new magazines may only be used in the library
• Books must be returned, or renewed, by their due date
• You are responsible for any library materials that you check out
• You must pay for lost or damaged materials

Library Arrangement

• Fiction books are arranged by genre, then alphabetically by author's last name

  example:

  HORROR FIC BLA

  HORROR FIC KIN

  HORROR FIC SHA

  ROMANCE FIC ALC

  ROMANCE FIC ROW

  ROMANCE FIC SMI

  • Genres include
    • Classics
    • Fantasy
    • Historical
    • Horror
    • Mystery
    • Quick Reads
    • Realistic Fiction (our biggest category)
    • Romance
    • Science Fiction
    • Sports
    • Supernatural Romance
• Non-Fiction books are arranged by Dewey Decimal Number (Subject), then author

  ex.	001.25	973
  	AND	UNI

• Biographies and autobiographies are arranged by subject's last name, then author

  ex.	B	973	B
  	GAN	KEN	YAZ

• Reference books are non-fiction books which do not circulate

  ex.	REF	REF	REF
  	031	423	808.1
  	WOR	WEB	MCG

Library Materials

• Books -  View books here or request a book
• Newspapers - Herald News, Boston Globe, New York Times & Providence Journal
• Magazines
• Audio-Visual Materials - videos, DVDs, audio-cassettes, recorded books
• Technology - Kindles, Kindle Fires, 10 laptop Windows computers with internet access, OPAC, databases, etc.

Catalog

Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) is the index to most of the materials in our library. This electronic catalog may be searched by title, author, subject, keyword, series, catalog, call #, etc.

• View the catalog home
• You can also access our library through the Destiny Quest app on your phone/tablet. To do so, follow the following steps:
1. Download the app from one of the following links.
     
2. After you open the app, use the web address diman.follettdestiny.com
3. Click the "Explore as Guest/Try Destiny Quest" button
• Request a book

Citing Sources for Research Papers, Projects, and Assignments

Whenever you quote, paraphrase, summarize, or refer to the work of another person, you are required to cite its source. Failure to cite the source of other's ideas and work is called plagiarism. There are many formats and styles to use in citing sources. Teachers will usually provide guidelines in the citation style they want you to use in their classes and help can also be found in the library. The following websites may be also be used to get help in the citation of sources:

• www.bibme.org
• www.citationmachine.net
• www.easybib.com

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