This is my library the Salem-South Lyon District Library. The library is free to use and I am always welcome at the library.
When I visit the library I go through the automatic doors. My library has only one floor.
When I enter the library, I walk by the circulation desk on my way to the Youth Department.
The circulation desk is where I check out and return books and materials I want to borrow.
This is the entrance to the Youth Department.
When I enter the Youth Department I will see the reference desk where the librarians sit. If I have a question or need help finding something I can ask a librarian.
The Youth Department has rules I need to follow.
- I need to use my inside voice when I talk so I don’t disturb others.
- I will be gentle to books, toys, and furniture.
- I need to walk when I am visiting the library.
Food and drink are not allowed in the Youth Department.
If I need to eat or drink I can use a booth at the front of the library. If the weather is nice I can go outside. My library has a drinking fountain, water bottle filling station and a vending machine that sells snacks.
If I need to eat or drink I can use a booth at the front of the library. If the weather is nice I can go outside. My library has a drinking fountain, water bottle filling station and a vending machine that sells snacks.
Sometimes there are many other people in the Youth Department and it can be noisy. If it is too noisy I can borrow a pair of headphones.
There are many things I can do at the library.
I can look for books.
I can look for DVDs.
I can look for other things to borrow and take home.
I can read.
I can play with the toys on the steam cart.
I can play at the train table.
I can use the computers to look for books, to play games, or watch videos.
I can sit in the library’s reading nook if I want a cozy place to read or relax.
I can go outside
My library has a music garden.
My library has a nature path with a storywalk.
My library has a pavilion with tables and chairs.
This is the meeting room at my library. Sometimes the library has storytime and other programs in this room.
If I need to use the restroom at the library there is one in the Youth Department.
My family and I can use our library card to check out materials to take home. I can borrow things from the library for 3 weeks (some new items have shorter borrowing times).
When my items are due, I have to return them to the library so other people can borrow them.
I can check out using the self check out machine or with library staff at the circulation desk.
Visiting the library is so much fun!