[aisle] Books returned

[Weatherford, Lura]

Thank you for all your thoughts!

On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 5:58 PM Michelle Fiorini via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Excuse my Auto-correct changes.
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> My post should read:
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> *Maybe putting out a clipboard out for students to write down the book
> barcode will possibly help address possible missing books??
>       >Is there a spot where cameras are at to
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>         detour  stealing type actions??
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>
> *Or do you have a book return you can be creative with, so only books can
> be Put in & not taken out??
>
> Stay healthy,
> Michelle
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>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Apr 18, 2020, at 5:25 PM, Michelle Fiorini via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Apr 18, 2020, at 11:41 AM, Sue Meegan via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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> I'm going to ask Monday during my meeting with admin if we can set boxes
> at the door where parents come in to get meals and packets of work for
> library book return.  Then later in May or June I could go and check them
> in and shelve them.  Problem is someone could take a few and then they are
> gone with no record.
>
> Sue Meegan
> Hoover School
> Calumet City
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> On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 11:27 AM dsmma--- via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> We have been discussing this, also.  I did a quick calculation and
>> discovered that we have 4449 books checked out to students at a cost of
>> just under $18,000.  I would like to set up a collection drop for parents
>> and let the books sit for 14 days before checking them in.  Our book budget
>> would not cover a loss like that.  I too would like to hear what others are
>> thinking.
>>
>>
>> Peggy Burton 2671 N. 800 East Rd. Moweaqua, IL 62550
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/2671+N.+800+East+Rd.%0D%0A+Moweaqua,+IL+62550?entry=gmail&source=g>
>> Williams Elementary
>> Mattoon, IL
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>> On Saturday, April 18, 2020, 11:06:11 AM CDT, Kathryn Green via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> I attended a RAILS webinar on Thursday and this was one of the items on
>> the agenda. My take on it was this: no one knows for sure. With the
>> continued misleading and unverifiable information disseminated, there was
>> no one clear plan as to how to clean the books, nor whether or not
>> quarantine will help.
>>
>> Since I am a district Librarian in a north central Illinois county, with
>> a total of 18 cases countywide, I thought we should have been proactive in
>> requiring book return. The only thing I am not clear on is how to ask if
>> anyone in the house is sick. If they are, those folks could put the books
>> in a plastic bag, or we could provide the bag, and then leave them that way
>> until more information is known and verifiable. I would love to hear from
>> others! Since my book budget per library is about 1000 a year, I would
>> really like these items back now.
>>
>> I believe that the free and reduced population will skyrocket as folks
>> have been laid off or furloughed. Even buying a used copy on Amazon now
>> gives me pause.
>>
>> I hope this helps. My school email is kgreen at ocusd.net
>>
>> Kathryn Green
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>> On Apr 18, 2020, at 8:00 AM, Weatherford, Lura via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> 
>> Now that we know students will not be returning this school year, our
>> school has announced plans for parents to come pick up remaining personal
>> items that have been in student lockers. The administration and janitors
>> plan to clean out, I believe, then there will be organized time slots for
>> parents to come . At the same time, books and school property should be
>> returned. My question is, how should the returned library books be handled?
>> I know initially discussion involved setting the books aside for a couple
>> weeks. But now that no one will be returning to the library until August,
>> may I just shelve them?
>> Thanks for your thoughts!
>> --
>> Lura Weatherford
>> Librarian assistant
>> Argenta-Oreana MS/HS
>> lweatherford at argenta-oreana.org
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-- 
Lura Weatherford
Librarian assistant
Argenta-Oreana MS/HS
lweatherford at argenta-oreana.org
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