[ISLMA-Share] Checking out books for the summer

[Leah Krippner]

We started letting kids take 10 for summer maybe 7 or 8 years ago. They can return in the fall or at any open school or the public library. Almost no issues (except the odd kid here or there whose family moves away with no notice, but that happens during the regular school year as well.

Leah Krippner
Librarian, Harlem High School

> On May 16, 2016, at 7:49 AM, Christine Wilson <wilson.christine at d46.org> wrote:
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> Jill - 
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> Several years ago we opened our library 2 nights a week during the summer. One teacher held a book club during that time, students could take AR tests, and we had Rosetta Stone English set up for our ELL parents to use. We used the same rules for checkout that we had during the school year, and had no problem. Our only issue was that the program was set up for the benefit of our low-income students, but they weren't the ones who used it. 
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> I'm astounded - what kind of public library charges ANY amount of money for a library card???!!!!
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> Chris Wilson
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>> On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 7:03 AM, Jill Berry <jmberry5 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> This summer my school is going to offer families the option of checking out up to 10 books for the summer. (I might be crazy, but I can't see keeping them locked up, especially since a large percentage of my students do not qualify for a public library card unless they purchase it for about $350.)
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>> Do any of you check out books for the summer? 
>> Please share your guidelines, permission slip, and advice.
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>> There is a blog post about checking out books for the summer at https://readingbyexample.com/. (May 13, 2016 post)
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>> Thanks for any advice!
>> 
>> Jill Berry
>> Elm School
>> Burr Ridge
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