[aisle] Lost book fees

[Suzanne Dekorsi]

I have the same situation. We only collect for lost or damaged books. I work with the office to put the bill in their PowerSchool account or push coin. We say they can’t get yearbook until it’s paid. I do not see the money, however in Destiny we record the charge and there’s a report that I run. I use this report I’m my budget meeting in the summer and use it to adjust my budget for the following year. I also ask to replace the book and send parents the Amazon link I often tunes get the bee book, then I tell the office to remove the charge. Usually all I want is the book replaced and that’s easier with Amazon and a link. 

> On Apr 26, 2021, at 2:46 PM, Kathryn Green via AISLE <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
> 
> Oregon 220 also has this same policy. 
> 
> Kathryn Green
> 
>>> On 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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