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I do charge fines of 5 cents per day for overdue books. However, I forgive fines that are 50 cents or less. That gives students 2 extra weeks to get the book in. If a book is still overdue after 3 weeks, the student gets a notice stating that the book needs to be returned within one week or the student's computer access will be disabled. The computer access part is new this year per my district library administrator's directive. I have to say that this is working quite well especially since students with disabled computer access must go to in-school suspension for the hour if their class goes to a computer lab. That said, I am pretty accommodating when students come and talk to me about an overdue issue. If they say they turned it in or they never remember checking it out, I usually take their word for it. And I wheel and deal with the fines. I round the amount down. Sometimes I let them work it off in the library. I don't let kids take out books if they have one overdue. Sorry, but I think it is a responsibility issue as well as the fact that the student who already has books overdue is often a bad risk. I don't want to send the message to the students that the due date is meaningless. Marsha Redd Librarian, Kelloggsville High School Grand Rapids, MI marsharedd@hotmail.com Education is not a goal; it is a life-long process. Everyone is a student. Everyone is a teacher. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------