Re: Library fines/ returning books

[Kim Monaco <kimberleym@ATT.NET>]

I have started to really read this thread as it is my first year in a school
setting- in the most my experience I was a public librarian so I never
confronted it.

And I have sent notices, through the teacher. Now I guess that the next
notices will be sent home via mail. Not all of the notices are getting into
the right hands, many times I get the books back with notes from a parent. I
tried to institute a class contest on getting books back on time, an
incentive, but I still don't have a winner since February!

The idea to modify checkouts for those who carried over lost books from this
year is a good one. I am also revising my general policy for checkout and
reducing the number that 4th and 5th grades take out to 3  (from 4).

Yes, it's tough to see favorite books never get returned, or books I bought
myself that were brand new! We have a ffew weeks left of checkout, and after
that I will concentrate more on this.

--Kim

Kim Monaco
School Library Media Specialist
Bellerose Ave. Elementary School
East Northport, NY 11731
http://www.northport.k12.ny.us
kmonaco@northport.k12.ny.us

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