Re: [LM_NET] Incerntives for returning books-secondary students

["Kane, Barbara" <Barbara.Kane@SWMS.WNYRIC.ORG>]

Good morning all!  I've been enjoying this thread--but also am in a secondary 
school.  I had moderate success this year in retrieving overdues during the last 
week before finals by offering a "bounty" ... one popsicle for each overdue 
returned. It was inexpensive--I figure I could buy a couple of hundred for the cost 
of a single book!  You see, we have NO recourse if the student does not return a 
book. We can have the office include it in the senior bill & we can deny further 
checkouts to underclassmen, but the school does not deny a diploma to any student 
with an unpaid senior bill. I was hoping to see the return of some of the MANY 
titles that turned up missing in our inventory--the good stuff that walks. I think 
we got two or three.  
My predicament, though, was the reaction on the day I announced the bounty--I 
immediately received an email from the admin offices regarding our district 
wellness policy that "specifically discourages the use of any type of food 
incentive from staff to student". Oh well, I figure I can't win 'em all!
 
Barbara Kane
High School Library Media Specialist
Southwestern High School
Jamestown, NY

        -----Original Message----- 
        From: School Library Media & Network Communications on behalf of Pat 
Westgate 
        Sent: Thu 7/5/2007 4:53 PM 
        To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU 
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        Subject: [LM_NET] Incerntives for returning books-secondary students
        
        

        I have enjoyed reading all the ideas for encouraging students to return 
their books. However, most of the suggestions were for Elementary students. Does 
anyone have some good ideas for Secondary students?
        
        Our students are not allowed to walk at graduation or attend the prom if 
they have unreturned books; but that usually only affects seniors.
        
        Pat Westgate
        Library Media Specialist
        Susquehanna Valley H.S.
        Conklin, NY
        pwestgate@stny.rr.comb
        
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