[LM_NET] ELEM: Students with overdue books

[Kay Goss <klg@TNP.MORE.NET>]

Dear LM_NET:

Our elementary librarian has a dilemma:
She has each class for thirty minutes. During that time she spends some time
on a library skill and some time checking out books.
There are a number of students in each class who have overdue books. She
does not allow them to check out another one.
The dilemma:
What to do with the students who cannot check out?
She had been letting those students sit and look at the kindergarten
paperbacks until she noticed that 3-4 books disappeared with each class. 
The teachers complain that the students should be reading an AR book while
they wait.
If you have a similar problem, how do you handle it?

Thanks so much. 
 
Kay Goss
Director, Library Media Services
Mansfield Secondary Library 
316 West Ohio Ave. Mansfield, MO. 65704
Home of Laura Ingalls Wilder
417-924-3236 Ext. 311
klg@tnp.more.net

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