Extractions: Montgomery County Public Schools Media Center Hours and Access The Media Center is open to students and staffed by media center personnel from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. During open library time from 8:30-9:00 AM and 3:00-3:30 PM daily, students may come to the media center for book exchange and to turn in their reading incentive program sheets. Books are circulated for a period of two weeks for grades 1 through 5 and may be renewed. Students may check out a total of 3 books at a time-2 books for pleasure reading and 1 for a project. Kindergarten students may check out one book for one week. No fines are charged for overdue materials, but students are expected to pay for books that are lost or damaged beyond repair. Ritchie Park's media center has over 13,000 print titles. There is a non-print collection which provides curricular support to the instructional program in the classroom. Selection guidelines established by MCPS are followed when materials are added to the collection. Input from staff and students is encouraged and appreciated. Other sources for new materials include Award Winning Book Lists, Outstanding and Notable Trade Book Lists, and journals such as Booklist and School Library Journal. During the 2009-2010 school year, students participated in our reading incentive program (RIP) "