About the Hugh B. Bain Middle School Library

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We encourage all students and staff to use the Hugh B. Bain Middle School Library. Our library strives to support the school curriculum and to provide enjoyable reading materials for students. In doing so, we attempt to provide access to up-to-date information resources at a variety of reading levels. The library collection includes fiction, nonfiction, biographies, audio books, periodicals, and reference items. We also have several computers with online capabilities. Please respect other library users and follow the rules and procedures below. Thanks for your cooperation. We hope you will visit the Bain Library often!

Services:  (return to top of page)

The Bain Library provides...

• Instruction and assistance in the use of library materials and information

• Help in finding information for assignments

• Assistance in finding information relating to personal interests

• Informational and recreational books and materials

• A quiet and friendly learning environment

Procedures:  (return to top of page)

• All items must be checked out before being taken out of the library.

• Regular book checkout period is four weeks.

• Students may have a total of four items checked out at a time

• There is a $.10 fee per item per day for overdue materials

• All lost items must be paid for

Rules:  (return to top of page)

• Use a quiet voice

• Do not disturb people who are studying

• Do not bring candy, gum, food, or drinks into the library

• Walk in the library; No running allowed

• Treat library items with respect

Hours of Operation:  (return to top of page)

• The Bain Library opens at 7:55 AM every school day. The library is often open after school until 3:30 PM. Students can check the signs posted by the library door for to see if the library will be open after school on any given day..

• During the school day, students may visit the library individually (with teacher permission), in small groups, or as a class. The library is open to all Bain students after school.

• Period One library use: Teachers may sign up to bring their students to the library during Period One.  Special circumstances should be addressed on a per pupil basis.  Please do not send students to the library during Period One unless you have arranged it with the librarian before hand. 

Staff:  (return to top of page)

Mrs. Heidi Blais is Bain’s Library Media Specialist. She has known that she wanted to be a librarian since she was in second grade, and has worked in libraries since the age of eleven. She received a MA degree in Library Science with a concentration in school library media from U.R.I.  Mrs. Blais likes reading fiction. She loves the Harry Potter books and also enjoys reading realistic fiction and historical fiction. Outside of the library, Mrs. Blais enjoys playing the Irish penny whistle and bodhran (Irish drum).  She also enjoys gardening, reading, scrapbooking, and sewing.  Mrs. Blais loves being outside and enjoys going for walks with her husband and daughters.