Ask Ms. O! Ask your friends! Look at displays!

But really, the best way to know if a book is just right for you? OPEN IT UP! Try reading. Look for white space on the page. Can you read most of it? If there are one or two words you don't understand, that's one thing. A good guide is five. If there are five words on the page that you don't understand, will you really be able to follow what is happening? Accept that there will usually be more new words in a non-fiction book than in a fiction book! 

This varies depending on student age, past checkout history, and upcoming school holidays.

PreK-2 visit the library every week with their class and then once they can do self checkout they can come more often.

3-5 visit the library with their class every OTHER week. In between those dates they can ask to visit at other times like recess or if they finish work early. No one should ever have to wait more than a day or two to get new books! Self checkout procedures are important to understand. Listen for the "happy beeps!"

PreK may check out 1-2 print books for one week.

K may check out 2 books for one week.

1st may check out 2 books for one week.

2nd may check out 2 books for one week.

3rd may check out 3 print books for two weeks.

4th may check out 3 books for two weeks.

4th may check out 3 books for two weeks.

The week before a long school holiday (Thanksgiving, Winter, and Spring Break) we often add an extra print book to everyone's checkout.

ALL of the time current students have the option to check out 5 more titles electronically via the NEISD Sora collection.

An ISBN is an International Standard Book Number. ISBNs were 10 digits in length up to the end of December 2006, but since 1 January 2007 they now always consist of 13 digits. ISBNs are calculated using a specific mathematical formula and include a check digit to validate the number.