[ISLMA-Share] lost books

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My library has no walls, and with so many kids in the building after hours, it’s way too frequent.  I also find books in the most bizarre place—and I finally saw it happen: A kid picked out a book, but then he saw a different book he wanted as he was walking toward the desk, so he just exchanged them.  **sigh**  They don’t see why that is a problem.  Responsibility is a learned trait, and not all kids have it yet. At least they are stealing books instead of wallets. And sometimes it can be an honest mistake—like getting distracted at Cracker Barrel by all the store products and forgetting to pay and having to go back later and circling around the store so it looks like you just walked out of the restaurant and over to the cashier.  Not that I’ve ever done that! ☺

Valerie brunner
315 S. Henderson
Mt. Zion, IL 62549
brunnerv at mtzion.k12.il.us
217-864-2369

“be kind.  Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle”

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Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 8:30 AM
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Subject: [ISLMA-Share] lost books

Even though I do an inventory at the end of the year and mark all missing books as lost, I still cannot find books.

Just now, a teacher came in looking for a popular book and it was not there.  I am embarrassed.  I cannot explain it except that perhaps kids take them out without checking them out.

Do any of you have this problem regularly and if so, have any suggestions for keeping better track?

Thank you!
Sue Meegan
District 157
Calumet City


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