[ISLMA-Share] Fines

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Hi Amy,

    A couple of years ago, we stopped charging fines for late books,
however, we don't let students with overdue books check out ore books.
Students do still pay for lost books.We have found that we have about the
same amount of students that return books late, and our frequent fliers are
still our frequent fliers.

    We actually stopped with fines because our district office doesn't let
us handle any money at all. Sending kids to the office for every fine was
obnoxious.

Kris Buican
Gemini JHS
Niles, IL

On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 12:23 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> Wondering if there are any middle school libraries out there that don't
> charge fines for late books?
>
> How does that work for your library?  Are you chasing after kids to get
> their books turned in?  Are they more likely to return them without the
> worry of a fine or more likely to keep them b/c they won't get a fine?
>
> Admin has approached me with is opinion of fines and I know I need to prep
> for when he chooses to have an official conversation about it.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Amy Hamernick
> Teacher Librarian
> Century Jr. High
> @AhamernickCJH
> #CenturyWildcats
>
>
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> we will get what we've always got."
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Kris Buican
*Library/Media Specialist*
*8955 N. Greenwood Ave*
*Gemini Junior High School*
*Niles, IL 60714*

Never judge a book by its movie.
*JW Eagan*

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