Re: Proper ID in book

[Suzanne Weinheimer <suzanne@WHATEXIT.COM>]

>This certainly serves as a wake-up call for libraries to be sure they have
>clearly identified themselves on each & every circulating book.  There is no
>telling how many books were never returned by well-meaning people who could
>not figure out where or to whom the books belonged.
>

 Until a year ago, we were the only school with our name in the area.
Since a school in a neighboring town opened with our name, many people
have gotten confused  between which school they were looking for ... from
parents late to pick up their kids calling the wrong school (Sure, Mrs.
Johnson, we'll  tell little Joey you're running late...Who's his teacher?
I'm sorry, we don't have a teacher with that name? Are you sure you
wanted THIS school?") to floral delivery people ("no, I'm sorry, that
gorgoeus bouquet of 2 dozen red roses, doesn't belong to any of OUR
staff").  After the several recent postings of "Help me locate this
school" I decide to order new rubber stamps for my building, that give
the address and town of our school.

 At least the books we order from many vendors, have the complete name,
address, town printed on the pocket.

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Suzanne Weinheimer, Librarian
South Mountain Elementary School Library
444 West South Orange Avenue
South Orange, NJ 07079
1-973-378-7848 / FAX: 1-973-564-9633
email: suzanne@whatexit.com
WWW: http://www.southmountain.somsd.k12.nj.us
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From: Suzanne Weinheimer <suzanne@WHATEXIT.COM>
Subject: Re: Lost book from Simpson MS

>Please help solve a mystery. A parent brought in a book she had found on =
>the train from Manassas, VA to NYC. The only identification on the book =
>is the school name on the bar code sticker. Does anyone know where J.L. =
>Simpson Middle School is? I would like to return the book to its =
>rightful home!
>
>Nancy Peeling
>npeeling@libertyhs.com
>Ritchie Elementary School
>Warrenton, VA

 Using the URL provided in another post:
http://nces.ed.gov/ccdweb/school/listSchools.asp (National Public School
Locator)


 Here are some options:

Simpson MS in Marietta GA -or-

J Lupton Middle School, 490 Evergreen Mills Road, Leesburg VA,
(703) - 771-6640

I'll bet it's the second one!

A quick phone call would confirm it.

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Suzanne Weinheimer, Librarian
South Mountain Elementary School Library
444 West South Orange Avenue
South Orange, NJ 07079
1-973-378-7848 / FAX: 1-973-564-9633
email: suzanne@whatexit.com
WWW: http://www.southmountain.somsd.k12.nj.us
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