[aisle] Lost book fees

[Beverly Zbinden]

Gail,
Many years ago we were told the same thing, which solidified our decision
to eliminate overdue fines.
Bev
Beverly Zbinden
Head Librarian @ Niles North High School
(847)626-2183
*Pronouns: she/her/hers*

"What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it thinks
about education."
  - Harold Howe, former U.S. Commissioner of Education



On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 1:59 PM Meyer, Gail via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I don’t want this to turn into a discussion about IF we should be charging
> fees – it’s more an administration question.
>
>
> If your fines and/or fees are collected by someone else in your building
> or district, do you ever see that money to buy replacement books?  Our
> bookstore can collect library fees for lost material, but if a student or
> parent pays the bookstore, I was told the money has to roll over into the
> general income fund and cannot be put into an account for the library to
> use to purchase new/replacement materials.  So a student can lose a book
> and pay, but I never get money to buy a new copy of the book.
>
>
>
> Is this just an odd policy my district has in place, or is this some sort
> of business/budgeting requirement school districts must follow?
>
>
>
> Gail Meyer, Librarian
>
> TF South High School, Lansing, IL
>
> gmeyer at tfd215.org
>
> 708.585.2197
>
> She/her/hers
>
>
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