Re: [LM_NET] smoked

[Barbara Karp <basyak10@HOTMAIL.COM>]

After reading the messages on this thread, I realize I'm not alone.  A student came 
in after receiving her end-of-the-year overdue notice and told me that I had made a 
mistake--she did not check out those books.  After I explained the checkout 
procedures, showing that there could not have been an error, her memory was jogged 
and she indicated that she might have borrowed them.

 

So many students tell me that they have already returned their materials (and a 
small percentage of them are right) that I feel like I'm giving a memorized speech.

 

A sixth-grader borrowed a very old book: Robin Hood by Gilbert (I don't recall the 
author's first name) in early March.  She came in and insisted she did not borrow 
this book and would have had no reason to read it.  After the student left, I 
remembered that an old-looking book was needed for the sixth grade play, and this 
lucky girl was the one who checked it out.

 

Sometimes my volunteer (I only call her that because she's not paid; she's 
invaluable) and I wonder if there is a genetic tendency to not returning library 
materials, as we see so many members of the same families with overdues.

 

Currently reading Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman.  

 

Basya Karp, Librarian

Shulamith High School and Shulamith School For Girls

Brooklyn, NY

basyak10@hotmail.com

 

 

_________________________________________________________________
Hotmail® has ever-growing storage! Don’t worry about storage limits.
http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Storage?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Storage1_052009
--------------------------------------------------------------------
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, you send a message 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

 * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/
 * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/
 * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html
 * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/

--------------------------------------------------------------------