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After reading many things about teachers not returning materials and what to do about it, I'd like to share my experience. I had one teacher who had checked out an Eyewitness book, along with several others. The Eyewitness book never came back. I asked her several times about it, but she always insisted she had returned it. (Sounds like some younger patrons I know.) It never did return, and still isn't here. Another teacher had checked out some books that our computer system said she still had. She said she thought she had returned them, but she would keep checking. When her class came over the next day, she had her check book out ready to pay for them. Before I ever accept money, I always check the shelves one more time to make sure the books didn't slip by the check-in procedure. Hers had, and all were here. Two totally different attitudes. Do I charge teachers for unreturned materials? No. Do I do my best to get them back? Yes. But, ultimately, it is the district taxpayers and their children who lose when teachers don't return stuff. I also believe that often they really do think they've returned stuff. If they check out bunches of books for their classes to use, and then don't keep track of who has what in the classroom, stuff can get lost. No, I don't like it, but why would we expect adult populations to have any different track records than kids. I always lose a few books each year that kids never return. Adults are no different.Just my opinion. Janet Perry, Librarian Cerro Gordo CUSD 100, Cerro Gordo, IL perrybros@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archive: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml LM_NET Select/EL-Announce: http://www.cuenet.com/archive/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ven.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-