[LM_NET] End of the year - no checkout

[Kate Stirk <katestirk@COMCAST.NET>]

I too would "close" the library to checkout the last two weeks of school. It 
bothered me to not allow "checkout". Someone mentioned book swaps. I took the idea 
and did a 1 for 1 paperback swap. The students could bring in a paperback and take 
away a paperback. I seeded the table with freebies from Scholastic and classroom 
libraries. It soothed my soul to have "checkout". The students (and parents) 
thought it was great to get a new-to-them paperback.

I didn't do any book keeping. It was the honor system. I did go through daily and 
pull "junk".

--
Kate Stirk, Librarian 
North Metro Technical College; Acworth, GA, USA 
17 years a Media Specialist in Central Florida 
KateStirk@comcast.net 
View from the Library (BLOG) http://northmetrotechlibraryatacworth.blogspot.com/ 

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