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I charge fines, but I give the kids until the fifth day a book is overdue
to start the fines at $.50  Too much to do to run after a kid for a dime!
The language arts teachers get a list of overdues on Monday, but I tell the
kids it is not the responsibility of their teachers to tell them if they
are on the list.

I've thought about changing that to a $1.00 on days when I am super busy.
However, the fines do help pay for extras I usually wouldn't have for the
kids, for example, author visits, prizes for getting more AR points than
needed for their grades, etc.  Right now my overdue fund has over $400!

Kathy Wickline
Unity Junior High Librarian
Tolono, IL
wicklinek at unity.k12.il.us

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On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 12:54 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I don't charge fees. However, students must have my signature on their
> graduation sheet before they can get their diploma. They must take care of
> all charges, books, missing materials and so on.
>
> 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
>>
>>
>> "If we always do what we've always done,
>> we will get what we've always got."
>> ~Adam Urbanski~
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