Students learn to locate materials through frequent practice. Students check out books only on assigned days. Students check out books any day of the week. The majority of books circulated tend to be fiction. Nonfiction circulation is minimal.
Students are more likely to use both fiction and nonfiction learning resources.
Listening, viewing, browsing, exploration and use of periodicals are minimized by time constrains. Students have unrestricted opportunities to use audio-visual materials, browse, explore and use all collections. Students tend to be dependent rather than independent users. Students tend to use the facility independently. When students reach junior high, they seldom use the library media center for recreational reading, listening, and viewing purposes.