Re: Lost books. Make the kids pay?

["Jeanette B. Heath" <heathf@DREAMSCAPE.COM>]

At my Elementary position, I found it was very useful to run a June get the
books back contest for each grade level.  The first class at each grade
level got a "frozen treat" party, second place got suckers, and third place
got a cracker-jack prize (don't ask please, I don't know where the previous
LMS got them, they were OLD.)

At my present position, 6-12, I inherited a system in which detentions are
assigned after a grace period and are continued until the book is returned
or paid for.  We had only ONE outstanding book at the end of 95-96 and NONE
this year.  Of course, names are announced on the PA to make this possible,
but their privacy was protected because we didn't announce the books.

Humor:  One day the gal that does announcements noticed that the teachers
outnumbered the students, and announced them too!  I got a lot of books
back that day, but felt I had to appologise & tell them that it wouldn't
happen on a regular basis.





Mrs. Jeanette B. Heath
Library Media Specialist
Red Creek Jr./Sr. High School
PO Box 190
Red Creek, NY 13143

Heathf@dreamscape.com (home)

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