Re: Check out policy

[Carl Dellutri <Cdellutri@ANACORTES.K12.WA.US>]

I have been watching this discussion with much interest, and I began to
question our long standing policy of one book for k-2, two books for 3-4 and
three books for 5-6.  I Talked with my assistant about this and asked her if
our school ever tried unlimited check-out (She has been here for 27 years)
She told me that they did try it, and found that younger  students had a
problem remembering what books they had borrowed.

We talked about our "restrictions" and realized that we aren't really
restricting them at all.  Students can return books anytime they want and
get new ones.   Why allow students to check out more books than they can
possibly read during the week ?  If they do finish a book before it's due,
they can return it and get another.  They can check-out as many books as
they can read.

Carl Dellutri
cdellutri@anacortes.k12.wa.us
Librarian
Mt.Erie Elementary School
Anacortes, Wa
http://mte.anacortes.k12.wa.us

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