Teacher Requests Service Offered

Preschool and elementary teachers may contact the library and request us to pull materials pertaining to a specific theme, subject, or reading level for their classroom. The teacher may then stop by the library to select the 3/4 of the items they like and check them out on their library card for an extended check out time of up to 8 weeks.

You may contact the library by:

• calling 254-4586, asking for the Youth Department, and stating your request
• e-mail Youth Librarian lorio@washingtonpubliclibrary.org your request information
• or faxing the request to 254-4585

Library staff will need 3 days from the time the request is received at the library to pull the requests.

Please provide an expected pick up date with the request. Items will be reshelved 3 days after expected pick up date.

Information Needed For Teacher Request

Teacher's First and Last Name:___________________________________________

School Name and Phone #: ______________________________________________

Grade Level: _____________

Number of students in classroom: _____________

Date of pick up: _____________________

Extended check out requested (Y/N): ______________

Subjects/Themes needed: ________________________________________________

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