Like most of you, I've been sending home plenty of late book reminders and
some bills as well. Today I started calling parents myself (usually I have
the kids go to the office and call). One boy whose book was due back in
March told me last week he knew where it was but he hadn't brought it. I
challenged him and said "If it's lost or damaged, just be honest with me."
He assured me it wasn't lost or damaged. So I asked him if he knew where it
was why he hadn't brought it, and he just kind of shrugged.
Today I called his mom. Mom was apologetic - said they know just where the
book was, but just hadn't made the time to retrieve it - turns out it is
behind his bed next to the wall, but apparently they are going to have to
disassemble the bed frame in order to get to it!
Maybe I should have offered her my long-handled tongs . . .
Joanne Ladewig (A.K.A. "Library Lady")
Library Media Tech
Lawrence Elementary, GGUSD
Garden Grove, California
shatz@verizon.net
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't
pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for,
protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend
our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it
was once like in the United States where men were free.
<http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Ronald_Reagan/> Ronald Reagan
40th president of US (1911 - 2004)
Comments are my own and may not represent the views of GGUSD
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