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We collect fines (5 cents per school day), but I personally do not make students pay fines before they check out additional books. I will not allow them to check out more books if they have *overdues* (I'm concerned about getting the books back, but not much concerned about collecting fines once the books have been returned to me.) I simply remind the student who owes a fine, and I ask him/her to "promise" he/she will come back to pay the fine "tomorrow." My principal will hold grade cards for fines over $1.00 and/or books more than a month overdue. I then keep the grade cards at the circulation desk and hand them out once obligations are met. Unfortunately, I usually end up with about 25 D and F grade cards. I'd like to devise a system whereby I then call these students' parents and say, "You know your son/daughter's grade card is being held because of overdues..." %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Patti Rish Library Media Specialist Bowling Green High School prish@bgnet.bgsu.edu