[ISLMA-Share] Checking out books for the summer

[Carolyn Kinsella]

Jill and all,

I am at a HS only district, but 3 years ago I started allowing students the
opportunity to check out books for the summer. The due date is the first
day of class so that I always know if the item was for summer check out.  I
do open 4 mornings a summer, but mostly I get incoming freshmen working on
honors summer assignments and very few students checking out and returning
books. The books come back in August and the students get to read.  It is
only recently that all our students became part of a public library
district, so I understand what it is to have some families without public
library access.  I say go for it, and allow the books to go out over the
summer.  What is the point of letting them gather dust?



Carolyn Kinsella, District Librarian
Minooka Community High School
ckinsella at mchs.net

Central Campus
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On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 8:16 AM, Jill Berry <jmberry5 at gmail.com> wrote:

> We don't have the option to open the library during the summer.
>
> Families who qualify for library cards pay for them in their taxes, so
> families who don't live in the library district have to pay for them
> directly. I often have to explain that to families.
>
> Jill Berry
> Elm School
> Burr Ridge
>
> On May 16, 2016, at 7:49 AM, Christine Wilson <wilson.christine at d46.org>
> wrote:
>
> Jill -
>
> 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.
>
> I'm astounded - what kind of public library charges ANY amount of money
> for a library card???!!!!
>
> Chris Wilson
>
> 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.)
>>
>> Do any of you check out books for the summer?
>> Please share your guidelines, permission slip, and advice.
>>
>> There is a blog post about checking out books for the summer at
>> https://readingbyexample.com/. (May 13, 2016 post)
>>
>> Thanks for any advice!
>>
>> Jill Berry
>> Elm School
>> Burr Ridge
>>
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