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Yes, yes, Penny, you have it right down pat!
Leona
On Mon, 21 Nov 1994, Penelope S. Cunningham wrote:
> I agree that access is an important value in our libraries. However, the
> students who don't return books on time are affecting everyone else's
> access to those books. What's more, the longer they keep them the more
> likely they are to forget all about them and ultimately lose them. Any
> student who needs a book longer than the check-out period has the option
> of renewing it.
>
> For these reasons, our library policy is that any student who has an
> overdue book may not check out any more until the overdue is taken care
> of.
>
> As far as teaching responsibility, I believe that is the job of the
> entire school staff, not just the classroom teacher. Ifwe don't support
> each other in teaching values such as responsibility, the students will
> get mixed messages and won't learn them.
>
> Sister Penny Cunningham pscunnin@mailbox,syr.edu
> St. Mary-Basha Catholic School
> Chandler, Arizona
>
> A National Blue Ribbon School
> Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence
>
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