We also refund the payment if a lost book is returned. Because we are a
secondary school, some of the books (textbooks in particular) are very
costly - some as much as $85. We also let kids pay for books on a payment
plan. If they can't afford it all at once, then they can pay it off over
time and still sign out other books.
Diane Gallagher-Hayashi
Teacher-Librarian
Stelly's School
Saanich School District (63)
Saanichton, British Columbia
Canada
Diane_Hayashi@sd63.bc.ca
daichan@islandnet.com
"I may not be an explorer, or an adventurer, or a treasure-seeker, or a
gunfighter, Mr. O'Connell, but I am proud of what I am...I, am a librarian!"
The Mummy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon Koontz" <koontzs@HIT.NET>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: ELEM: "But I brought that back last week!!"
> I always expect payment for the replacement of a lost book before another
> book can be checked out. HOWEVER, I am amazed how often the book is found
by
> the student AFTER it has been paid for, so I added to the policy that
money
> will be returned if the book is found and returned within the semester by
> the student (This means not returned by a bus driver, lunchroom attendant,
> the public library, etc, etc.
>
> On occasion our computer doesn't check a book in, in fact, it seems
> sometimes the computer is daydreaming instead of doing it's task!! Just
in
> case that has happened, my students know that it is their responsibility
to
> check the shelves and IF they should find their book, I give them a
> Hershey's kiss.
>
> On the other hand, for the kids that are absolutely positive that a book
> they have looked for isn't on the shelf (after looking it up on the online
> catalog and seeing that it is in). I tell them they owe ME a Hershey's
kiss
> if I walk right to the shelve and find it! Although I never seem to get
the
> chocolate payment, it does seem to make them look a little harder before
> asking my help. (Not that I'm that lazy, but I find there are quite a few
> kids that don't want to put much effort into it themselves).
>
> !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
>
> Sharon Koontz
> K-12 LMS USD286
> Sedan KS 67361
> Home: koontzs@hit.net
> School: koontzs@usd286-sedan-ks.org
>
> I'm not organizationally challenged, I'm chaotically gifted!
>
> ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
>
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