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Cover of picture book The Library Dragon book by Carmen Agra Deedy When teaching your students the school rules at the beginning of the year (or reviewing them throughout the year), do you teach rules for going to and using the library? Teaching basic procedures and rules to your students should include more than just going over your classroom rules. Especially if part of your routine is either going to the library as a whole group or allowing students to go individually during study time or class time. When teaching my students my rules (or expectations as I call them), I always teach a lesson on going and using the library. Here are my basic going-to-the-library-as-a-class expectations: Walk silently and in a straight line to the library. Sit in assigned seats at the library tables. When in the stacks , make your book choice as an individual, not as a group. Make your selection within eight minutes, then head to the circulation desk and check out your bo...