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My aide and I are going nuts. Every kid wants Pokemon books. So I started letting them put them on hold. If I didn't do that, the books would stay in the first class that got to check them out, other kids claiming them as they are returned ("I want the book Jason is returning"). The holds are driving us nuts. The line for each book is so long that the holds expire before the kids get them. I think I've fixed that by increasing the length of the hold, but we are still winnowing through the short ones. Now EVERYone wants to put the stupid books on hold (even tho I warn them that it will be Easter before they get the book) and my aide was griping this morning because checking in books was interrupted so much with filling out the hold slips. She is threatening mutiny. In principle I like the holds. It allows kids to get a book they've really wanted (aside from the fad ones). What do you do about these fads? How do you handle holds? Do you have different policies for the fad books? Any and all suggestions welcome. --------------------- Johanna Halbeisen Woodland Elementary School (preK-4) 80 Powder Mill Rd. Southwick, MA 01077 johanna@massed.net =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=