Students -- please turn in your library materials, textbooks, and laptops before summer break!
We encourage you to turn in your checked out materials as soon as you are done using them for the school year to avoid long lines, fees, and/or issues at registration for next school year. Note: Seniors must have a cleared account in order to receive their diploma at graduation.
Due dates:
- Seniors: all items due on or before Wednesday, May 21
- Grades 9, 10, 11: all items due on or before Friday, June 13
The library will be open for returns during school hours, 7:30am to 3:00pm.
Yes, you need to return your laptop this year! Laptops will be getting updates this summer.
- Your laptop must be returned with its case and Dell brand charger.
- Missing chargers will incur a fee of $30.
- You may also purchase a replacement on your own for a reduced cost from Amazon.
- Missing cases will incur a charge of $30.
Such Charming Liars
by Neal Shusterman
In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly 'gleaned' by professional reapers ('scythes'). Two teens compete with each other to become a scythe--then the one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn't.
Allegedly
by Tiffany D. Jackson
A young girl, convicted of murder as a child, serves her sentence only to be placed in a group home, where, upon her release, she must grapple with starting over and an unplanned pregnancy.
- Anyone at Groves can join!
- It's student-run.
- Books are selected by students in the club via nominations & voting online.
- All participants get a FREE, brand new copy of each book to KEEP!
- We meet at 7:15am in the library about twice a month, typically on Tuesdays.
- We have snacks!
- Visit the library circulation desk for more details.
This month, our student-run book club will be reading The Wishing Game. Our first discussion will be held Monday, 5/19 at 7:15am in the library, and we will continue our discussion of this book with a second meeting on Tuesday 5/27 (same time, same place). Pick up your copy of the book and join us!
Checkout Policies
- Please have your school ID.
- Checkout up to 10 items at a time.
- Keep items for 3 weeks, or renew to keep items longer.
- We only charge fees for lost or damaged items. We do NOT charge overdue fines.
- Textbooks check out for one trimester at a time, with the exception of AP textbooks (those are checked out for the entire school year).
- Your school laptop is yours for the entire school year.
We are excited to announce that we can now offer full Baldwin Public Library cards to all staff and students in the Birmingham Public School District.
Card holders have access to everything that residents have -- holds, unlimited physical checkouts, eBooks, databases, etc. Mrs. Truesdell especially enjoys listening to free audiobooks via Hoopla and Libby!
For details and instructions go to https://www.baldwinlib.org/get-library-card/.
