| Whether
you’re a teacher or a parent, you can take advantage
of a terrific educational resource courtesy of your Toledo
Zoo! The Zoo’s Discovery Boxes contain books, activities,
posters and games that bring the wonders of nature right
to your classroom or living room. Each Discovery Box is
aligned to Ohio’s Academic Standards, making them
as educational as they are engaging. And the Zoo now has
a special offer that lets you use these Discovery Boxes
free of charge.
*
Please note that a $25 deposit is required, which will be
refunded upon return of the Discovery Box.
Discovery
Box offerings (with suggested grade range)
| Africa
(3-HS)
Animal ABC’s (PreK-2)
Animal 123’s (PreK-2)
Animal Adaptations (3-6)
Animal Coverings (K-3)
Animals in Spanish (K-HS)
Arctic (K-6)
Australia (K-6)
Baby Animals (K-2)
Bears and Sea Lions (K-2)
Beasts in a Box (K-6)
Biomes (3-8)
Birds (K-2)
C.A.R.E.
(Children Acting Responsibly for the
Earth) (K-HS)
Clever Classification (3-6)
Dinosaurs (K-3)
Egg-Zactly (K-2)
Endangered Species (K-8)
Fossils (3-HS) |
Great
Lakes (3-12)
Insects (K-7)
Kelp Forest (3-8)
Mammoth Mammals (K-5)
Math (K-6)
Mobile Homes - Mollusks (K-4)
Oak Openings (K-8)
Plants (1-6)
Pollution (3-HS)
Rain Forests (K-6)
Reptiles and Amphibians (K-HS)
Rocks and Minerals (3-HS)
Sea Life (K-3)
Something’s Fishy
(K-6 & 6-HS)
Unhuggables (K-3)
Weather (2-HS)
Winter (K-HS)
Wonderful Wolves (3-8)
Zebra Mussel Mania (5-HS) |
Discovery
Box Policies
Reservations
Effective September 1, 2004, reservations for Discovery
Boxes must be made at least two business days in advance
of the day that you wish to pick up the box. For example,
if you would like to pick up a Discovery Box on a Friday,
you must call to make a reservation by that Wednesday at
the latest. Reservations may be made up to one year in advance.
Fees
A $5.00 charge is required for each Discovery Box for each
two-week period that the box is checked out. Therefore,
if there is a request to keep the Discovery Box out longer
(either through a renewal or by asking for a longer reservation
time), there will be an additional charge of $3.00 for an
extra week or $5.00 for two weeks. However, please be aware
that it is not always possible to extend a Discovery Box
reservation. If you are interested in keeping the box for
an extended time, please call the librarian as soon as possible
to make the arrangements.
The
fee will be due when the Discovery Box is picked up. An
additional fee accrued during the loan period (i.e., if
the box is renewed) will be due when the box is returned.
If the fee is not received at that time, an invoice will
be sent.
As
before, there will be a $1.00-per-day late fee for each
Discovery Box unless you have made prior arrangements to
extend your loan period. Again, this fee will be due when
the box is returned. If the fee is not received at that
time, an invoice will be sent.
If
a Discovery Box is reserved but not picked up, the $5.00
fee will still be charged unless the reservation has been
cancelled. Reservation cancellations must be made at least
three days prior to the pick-up date. If no cancellation
notice is received, an invoice will be sent.
Deposits
A $25.00 deposit per Discovery Box will still be required
in addition to the $5.00 check-out fee. This deposit may
be kept on file for an extended period of time if more Discovery
Boxes will be used at later dates.
The
deposit may be left in the form of a check or a valid credit
card number. Cash cannot be accepted. Please note that in
most cases, checks will not be cashed/deposited and credit
cards will not be charged unless there is a missing or broken
object (See Payment Options). If that is the case, the borrower
will be contacted beforehand and given a chance to find
or replace the object.
Payment
Options
The $5.00 check-out fee may be paid with cash, check, or
credit card. However, the deposit may only be left in the
form of a check or credit card (no cash). Therefore, your
options are:
• Leave a $25.00 check for the deposit and pay $5.00
cash for the check-out fee.
• Use a credit card. Only $5.00 will be charged to
it at the time of check out. If necessary, additional charges
will be taken care of later.
• Leave your credit card number as the deposit and
pay $5.00 cash for the check-out fee.
• Or, any other combination, but remember that cash
cannot be left as a deposit.
Missing
Items
An inventory list is included with every Discovery Box.
Please use this inventory list to ensure that all items
are present before returning the Discovery Box. If there
is no inventory list in a Discovery Box, please contact
Jerran Orwig at extension 2049 and one will be mailed or
e-mailed to you.
If
there is an item missing from a Discovery Box when it is
returned, the borrower will be contacted and is expected
to return the item immediately. If the item cannot be found,
the borrower will be responsible for the replacement cost.
Please
make sure that all items are in the Discovery Box when it
is returned. Borrowers will be excused the first two times
that boxes are brought back with items missing, as long
as the items are returned or replaced. However, borrowers
who have brought back three Discovery Boxes with items missing
will no longer be allowed to check out Discovery Boxes.
Therefore, it is very important to use the inventory lists
to verify that everything is in the DiscoveryBox before
it is returned.
If
all of the missing items are returned or replaced, the deposit
check will still be returned to the borrower. If the missing
items are not returned after the librarian has contacted
the borrower, the replacement cost will be taken out of
the deposit check. If there is any money left over, a refund
check will be issued. If the deposit check does not cover
the entire amount of the replacement cost, an invoice will
be sent for the remainder of the amount.
Questions?
If you have any questions or would like to reserve a Discovery
Box, please feel free to contact Jerran Orwig at 419-385-5721,
ext 2049. |
