<div dir="ltr">No fines/late fees.<div>Unlimited checkout.<br><div>We do try to get money for lost books (just like for textbooks)</div><div>I'll email checked out book reminders.</div><div>I'll mail (way) overdue notices to get the book back.</div><div>I'll post reminders in the parent weekly message.</div><div><br></div><div>However, as a public school, if a student transfers and takes school property - there is nothing we can really do. A free education is a free education. We can't do collections or have the manpower to pursue students who have missing materials. That is just the cost of doing business. Textbooks go missing, pens/pencils/paper gets used up, desks are broken, chromebooks die, library books go missing. We chalk it up as a loss. Replace what we can and move on. I have a several thousand dollar budget, I do some fundraising and ask for donations. I probably lose about $200 worth of library books a year. Not bad considering that if 2 students each lose a biology textbook, that is around $375.</div><div><br></div><div>I don't know if private schools can be more aggressive with collecting various fines. I think good relationships go a long way with students. But ultimately they are kids with no income. Once I exhaust email and snail mail options, I don't think we can do much more.</div><div><br></div><div>Klaudia<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC""><font color="#000000" size="4">Klaudia Janek, MLIS</font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2"><i>School Librarian</i></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2"><i>IB Extended Essay Coordinator</i></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2"><i>Michigan Association for Media in Education - 2019 Immediate Past President</i></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><i>AASL </i></font></font><i style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Frances Henne Award Committee Chair - 2019</i></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><i><br></i></font></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">248 341 5925</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://libresbooksmi.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">https://libresbooksmi.blogspot.com/</a><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1p46vipMDvlWUN9sX3dOCkPjqSly-bbw3&revid=0B0pCjmVAaQhKVnd5SUg4S0owYXc2SXBLaHZQbkhiZ1Rac29VPQ" width="95" height="96"><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 10:35 AM Jessica Holman via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Good morning,</div><div><br></div><div>This is for school libraries.</div><div><br></div><div>
<div>What is your lost book policy?</div><div>Do you make an effort to get back books that leave the school with students who transfer out? If so, what steps do you take?<font color="#888888"><br></font></div><div><font color="#888888"><br></font></div><div><font color="#888888"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Thank you.</span><br></font></div>
</div><div><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Jessica Holman<br>
Library Director<br></div>Negaunee Public Library<br></div>319 West Case Street<br></div>Negaunee, MI 49866<br></div>(906) 475-7700 ext. 18<br><div><div><div><div><br><div>Librarian<br></div><div>North Star Montessori Academy<br></div><div>3030 Wright St.<br></div><div>Marquette, MI 49855<br></div>(906) 226-0156 ext. 28<br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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