[ISLMA-Share] lost books

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I have this problem, too. At the end of last year, I spoke with all of the
seniors and told them to go through their cars, bedrooms, lockers, etc.,
and find the books that they took out of the library in years past without
checking them out. We didn't have a full-time librarian a few years ago,
and kids would come in and grab a book and forget to bring it back when
somebody was here to check it out. I told them there would be no
consequences and no questions asked. I got a few books back. I think they
appreciated that they could return them, and I wouldn't hassle them about
it.

I also printed out a list of the lost books after inventory last year and
went around to the classrooms to look for them. It seems like several books
get put on the English teachers' shelves or stuck under desks in classrooms.

Also, you could speak with your maintenance staff. Our awesome staff leaves
me a stack of books they find over the summer in lockers, locker rooms,
classrooms, etc.

Good luck!

On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 8:46 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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! J
>
>
>
> Valerie brunner
>
> 315 S. Henderson
>
> Mt. Zion, IL 62549
>
> brunnerv at mtzion.k12.il.us
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> 217-864-2369 <(217)%20864-2369>
>
>
>
> “be kind.  Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle”
>
>
>
> *From:* islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info [mailto:islma-bounces at list.
> railslibraries.info] *On Behalf Of *Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 22, 2017 8:30 AM
> *To:* islma at list.railslibraries.info
> *Subject:* [ISLMA-Share] lost books
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>
>
> 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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>
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