We don't charge fines in my district for elementary kids. We do call parents and/or
send letters about long overdue or damaged books, though. However, we do charge
fines for junior and senior high. It's only 5 cents a day, with a one day grace
period, but it adds up and I have some petty cash for incidental supplies.
We also have a vendor called The Book Man who sets up displays in the teacher's
lounges on campus. He leaves them for a couple of weeks and teachers buy. I get
free books based on the amount sold, but sometimes I use fine money to buy some of
his books for the library.
>
> From: Linda Lucke <llucke@D70.K12.IL.US>
> Date: 2004/11/05 Fri PM 12:19:14 CST
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Late library books
>
> Hi all,
> I will weigh in on this topic also. I do not believe fines to be a
> motivator for returning books at the lower grade levels. Elementary kids
> don't have money, and if they did, they mostly don't value money, so mom and
> dad are the ones who are paying the fine, and face it, two cents a day isn't
> going to be much of a motivator for them either. It is not worth my time
> and effort to hold up an eight year old for ten cents. We discontinued
> fines in the elementary ten years ago, and found it made virtually no
> difference in the number of overdues we had, or how many notices we were
> writing. It DID make a difference that I wasn't having to chase kids down
> for money. However, I do believe at the upper grade levels that fines can
> be a motivating factor. When kids are earning their own money, and spending
> it to pay fines, they begin to appreciate the value of their money, and the
> need to pay attention to the due dates on their books. This is a life skill
> for older kids, as libraries are not the only organizations that charge
> fines -- think video stores, late payments on credit card bills, etc. Just
> my two cents worth,
>
> Linda Lucke
> Linda Lucke
> LC Director
> Butterfield School
> Libertyville, IL
> Llucke@d70.k12.il.us
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "The DeFranks" <knarfed@VOICENET.COM>
> To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 9:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Late library books
>
>
> > I'm replying to the whole list because I think this is a good topic for
> > discussion.
> >
> > I am against fines for late books. Here's a list of reasons:
> > 1. not important - I want the book back, not the money.
> > 2. too busy - I teach 500 kids a week. When I'm not teaching I'm getting
> > ready to teach, writing overdue reminders, etc. I don't have time to track
> > down kids for library fines.
> > 3. public relations - If you want people to use your library you have to
> be
> > a friendly place. No one wants to cough up a few cents for a late book.
> > 4. budget concerns - I have a decent budget and run two profitable book
> > fairs. I don't need the money.
> >
> > Karen DeFrank, LMS
> > Bullock School
> > Glassboro NJ
> > knarfed@voicenet.com
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Reisdorf, Stacy <reisdorfs@DISTRICT87.ORG>
> > To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> > Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 9:48 AM
> > Subject: [LM_NET] Tar: Late library books
> >
> >
> > Hi all --
> >
> > I have a policy question -- how do you handle late library books and
> fines
> > accrued if that student was sick. Our policy is that you are still
> > responsible for the late books if you are home sick. It seems to me that
> > the public library doesn't excuse you from a fine if you are sick. Am I
> > being too harsh on that policy, what do you guys that charge late fines
> do
> > in that situation.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Stacy Reisdorf
> > SLMS
> > Bloomington Junior High School
> > Bloomington, IL
> > reisdorfs@district87.org
> >
> >
> >
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