LIBRARY FACTS: AMS Library houses over 15,000 reference, informational and fiction books, videos, and magazines. Twenty computers are Internet networked and available to students for research. MISD has provided students with over 25 online databases to help enhance student learning. The library offers individual study areas along with tables for class work and homework plus a leisure reading area for the students use.

POLICIES:
Passes: Students entering the library before school and during school, must bring a pass from their teacher, and sign in. After school, no pass in required.

Check-Out: Students are allowed to check-out four items at a time. This could include books, magazines, and videos. Books are checked out for two weeks; magazines for three days, and videos for one week. Books may be re-checked for an additional two weeks if needed.

Overdue Items: Students will be charged the cost of the item when it is four weeks late.

Printing: Students are not allowed to print from the computers unless they have permission from the librarian or their teacher. If you print without permission, you will be charged ten cents per page. Be sure to only "click" on Print one time.

Internet: The Internet is to be used for class assignments only. It is not to be used for playing games, surfing the Web, or checking personal email at school.

Copy Machine: There is a copy machine available in the library for student use. It is ten cents a copy.

LIBRARY STAFF: The AMS library is staffed with one full-time librarian and student library aides each period. Ms. Paula Hill is a certified teacher with a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics Education from Baylor University. She also has a Masters of Education and a Learning Resources Endorsement from Texas A&M-Commerce. Ms. Hill began her teaching career at Vanston Middle School and has taught at Cannaday Elementary, Tisinger Elementary, Poteet High School and Austin Elementary. She was the librarian at Austin Elementary for 6 years until her transition to the Agnew library in 2009.