[ISLMA-Share] Need Help! Overdue Book Policies and Fees Charged

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I am a K-5 school we have classes every week, K-2 gets One book a week
3-5th get two books a week, or a book and magazine.
If the book is overdue they cannot check out until the book is returned. If
they cannot find it they have to pay for it. We send notices home with the
student. If it is still not returned we call the parents (we haven't had to
do that often) if they still an't find it they pay for the book, if they
find the book we refund the money.

The parent saying she doesn't understand the policy is confusing to me, we
go over our expectations, responsibility, rules, etc  in the beginning of
the year. What if a student has one of her child's overdue/lost books on
hold???
What s her response to that, glad she loves to read hopefully she can go to
her public library.

Good Luck

Karyn Nadler, MLIS
Library Media Specialist
Robert Crown School
Wauconda, IL 60084

Phone (847) 526-7100
Fax (847) 487-3596

On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 8:11 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> For us, we refund the money if the book is returned within two weeks in
> good condition.
>
> On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 7:57 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Only difference I have is I refund the money if the book is returned that
>> same school year.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Apr 15, 2018, at 8:47 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
>> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>> Hello!  I need your help!!  I'd love to hear what your circulation
>> polices are, and your rational for what you believe is reasonable with
>> regard to student circulation.
>>
>> Our current policy for PreK - 8 circulation is:
>>
>> PreK-2 -- 1 book/1week
>> 3-5 -- 2 books/2 weeks
>> 6-8 -- 3 books/2 weeks
>>
>>    - Email reminders go out to parents the night before library class.
>>    - Overdue notices go out once a week indicating the number of days
>>    the book is overdue, i.e., Friendly Reminder -- Your book is 14-21 days
>>    overdue.
>>    - When a book is overdue, check-out privileges are suspended until
>>    the book is returned or replaced.
>>    - After 30 days we consider the book lost and charges or replacement
>>    are attached to the account.
>>    - Book check-out resumes after the account is settled.
>>    - We do not charge daily late fees.
>>
>> The policy is clearly stated in our community handbook but a parent is
>> complaining that this policy is unreasonable and saying her child should be
>> able to continue to check-out books even if they have an overdue book
>> because she loves reading so much.  (You guessed it -- this is a parent
>> whose child is chronically overdue and has lost numerous books over the
>> last three years.)
>>
>> I need to meet with admin this week about this complaint, and am looking
>> for information about what other schools do.  I'd love to hear what your
>> policy is and for what grades it applies.  My pedagogical reasoning is that
>> the policy helps teach responsibility, encourages executive functioning,
>> prepares children for the real world, and teaches children to share in the
>> context of a community.  Also, it is my fiscal responsibility to protect
>> the integrity of the collection.
>>
>> I'm a sole librarian.
>>
>> Thank you for your expertise!
>>
>> If you want to email me off list, my email address is:
>> kfisher at bakerdemschool.org.
>>
>>
>> Peace,
>>
>>
>> *Karrie Fisher *
>> Library Director &
>> Photography Teacher
>>
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>> about education."  -- Harold Howe, former U.S. Commissioner of Education*
>>
>>
>>
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