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I got this email (below) via AASL and it got me thinking/wondering. Do any schools in Illinois not charge replacement fines for LOST books? Feedback on that? We have recently done away with overdue fines, but we still charge if a student loses a book or damages
it beyond use.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">The statement from the Missouri Association of School Librarians reads in part
</span><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">"MASL supports and encourages the elimination of overdue fees, lost book fines, and other fiscal practices that reduce the number of books circulated to Missouri students, thereby decreasing the love
of reading among students."</span></i></b><span style="color:windowtext"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">I didn’t log in to see the full statement.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">Gail Meyer, Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">She/her/hers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Missouri Association of School Librarians Executive Council has issued an official statement on what we feel to be best practice
for school... -posted to the "AASL Member Forum" community<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mar 10, 2021 8:53 AM </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999">|</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><img border="0" width="12" height="12" style="width:.125in;height:.125in" id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://d2x5ku95bkycr3.cloudfront.net/App_Themes/Common/images/eGroups/handouts.gif" alt="attachment"></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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or fees to students when they have an overdue or lost book. <br>
<b><i>"MASL supports and encourages the elimination of overdue fees, lost book fines, and other fiscal practices that reduce the number of books circulated to Missouri students, thereby decreasing the love of reading among students."</i></b><br>
See attached for the full statement.<br>
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Kirsten Shaw<br>
MASL President<br>
Librarian and Technology Instructor<br>
Martin Warren Elementary<br>
She/Her/Hers<br>
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