| A | B |
| overdue | A book is described as being this if you have kept it past it's due date without renewing the book. |
| renew | You need to do this if you want to keep a book past its due date. |
| check-in | This word describes what you do when you turn a book in to the library. |
| check-out | This word describes what you do when you borrow a book from the library. |
| student barcode | This is what is scanned to bring up your account in the library computer to check out books. |
| book barcode | This is what is scanned to check out a book to your library account. |
| circulation desk | This is the place in the library you need to go to when you want to check out your library books. |
| magazines | These books are called periodicals because they are published periodically (weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc.) and contain articles written by different authors. |
| patron catalog | A computerized card catalog that library patrons can use in the library only. |
| OPAC | A card catalog that is online and that library patrons can use in the library or from any computer. (online public access catalog) |