[LM_NET] GEN: Charging fines for overdue books

[Deborah Cohen <dcohen229@GMAIL.COM>]

Yes, we have reached the time of year when every library struggles to get
books returned.
I work in a high school where the district charges NO fines for overdue
materials.
The student who returns a book over the sumnmer is charged the replacement
price for the item.

This is the first year for me in this district, and I am struggling with
this policy.
I believe a student will not learn accountability and/or responsibility if
there are no consequences for poor behavior.

I am very interested in hearing from other library/media specialists.
Do you charge daily fines for late materials?
If so, how much is the fine?
Do you think charging fines reduces the quantity of overdues?

I will be happy to post a hit.

Deborah Cohen
Jefferson Township HS
Oak Ridge, NJ
dcohen@jefftwp.org

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