Re: GEN: Removable Label for Date Due

[Barb Engvall <macbarb@CHARTER.NET>]

For several years we put stickers on the front of books with the date
due on it, but in the middle of last year we decided to stop it because
the labels become 'ugly' and covered up more of the book (we already
had the barcode on the front) and the stamping took extra time. This
year we have continued NOT date stamping and I don't see any difference
in the amount of late books. We are a k-4 elementary school on a fixed
schedule, so even though kids may come in at other times, I tell them
that they need to bring their books back each week during their regular
class time, whether they are finished with them or not. If they are not
finished with them, then they can renew them which will keep them
current. We also don't allow renewals without book in hand.

In a high school I imagine that this can be quite a challenge...what I
have heard from some high school folks is to make all books due at the
end of the week, or month, or the 15th of each month...so if you check
out 'early enough' you get your books for a longer period of time.

On Monday, May 12, 2003, at 11:48  AM, George Anne Draper wrote:

> We put pockets in our books with date due cards, while the
> public library puts a date due stamp on the front of the book.
> I do not like those little date due stamps all over the front
> covers; however, I saw a Demco removable label (P. 48) that
> comes in three different sizes that could be placed on the
> back of the book. It says it is easily removable. Do any of
> you use these? ARE they easily removable with no adhesive
> residue? It would save the time of putting pockets in the
> books and would be a time saver when checking out books. What
> do you think about these? Thanks.
> George Anne Draper, librarian
> Wynne High School, Wynne, AR
> gdraper@wynne.k12.ar.us
>
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