[CASL-L] Sensitivity in reminding students the books they have checked out while we are out of school

[Butler, Katherine]

If I don’t get back the books exposed to the virus I will lose thousands of
dollars in resources. Not an option. There are approximately 500 + books
checked out to students who will move on to another school.

On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 4:15 PM CASL President <president at ctcasl.org> wrote:

> It has been discussed with my Admin as just mark them all as lost and zero
> fines.
>
> If the books have been exposed to the virus, we wouldn't want them to come
> back.
>
> B
>
> On Thu, Apr 2, 2020, 3:52 PM Emily Boisvert <ebov at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> CASL team,
>>
>> I hesitated to put this question out there so soon after we've started
>> this journey into distance learning. Obviously, our role as teachers,
>> collaborators and curators is the most important right now, as well it
>> should be!
>>
>> But in the back of my mind is my role as library administrator. I'm
>> wondering if anyone is forming a plan or given any thought in the event
>> that we don't return to our schools at all this year, how to best approach
>> getting materials back from students, especially those who would be leaving
>> our buildings to "graduate" to the next grade level in another school.
>>
>> If things were normal right now, I'd be reminding my students materials
>> that they have currently checked out this week. I wonder if they'd still
>> appreciate a gentle reminder before too much time goes by..........thoughts?
>>
>>
>>
>> Emily Boisvert
>>
>>
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*Kate*

Katherine Butler
Library Media Specialist
Nayaug Elementary School
<https://www.glastonburyus.org/schools/Nayaug/librarymedia/Pages/default.aspx>
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