[ISLMA-Share] Emailing Parents

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Hello!
I'd like to get some input on emailing parents when their kiddos have
overdue books or library fines.

Since we've gone more automated and paperless this year and are not passing
our paper overdue notices anymore, I've had so many students with overdue
books and fines than ever.  I have Follett Destiny set up to generate email
overdue notices to students every Monday, but the kids simply aren't
checking their emails.  This has been a problem all year anyway for pretty
much every teacher, not just the library,   But this is getting
ridiculous.  I have kids who checked books out in October and still have
not returned it.  And just an FYI, I have not been allowed to prevent a
student from checking out a book because of overdue books or fines.

So... Is there anyone out there who has uploaded parent email addresses
into Destiny for the purpose of emailing their students overdue notices?
What has the parent  response been like?  Has anyone been afraid to do this
because of the Library Bill of Rights and student privacy issues?

General thoughts from the collective intelligence?

*Amanda Kuzminski*
*Library Media Specialist*
Orland Junior High School
Orland Park, IL
708-364-4214


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of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.*
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