[CASL-L] [EXTERNAL] Re: Helping kid remember to return their books

[Fredricksen, Wendy]

At my grades 3 - 5 school, we tape a paper date due slip onto the
inside back cover of each book when we purchase it (you could start this by
taping one in each book when a student checks it out).  At the beginning of
the year, during our library student orientation lesson, we teach our
new/incoming students the check out process.  During that time, we teach
them how to stamp the due date onto that slip after we check them out.  We
have 3 stamping setups on our circulation counter, each with a stamp pad
and date stamp so that multiple students can stamp simultaneously to save
time.  Students really enjoy stamping their books, and the slip is a visual
reminder for them of the due date.  As a bonus, having the date due slip in
each book also makes weeding easier, as we can quickly look to see the last
time that book was checked out.

On Mon, Jan 9, 2023 at 9:34 PM Aimee Guerrero <guerrero.obrien at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Michelle,
>
> At my old school, all the books had "pockets" at the back. I created my
> own "date due slips" that would fit in these book pockets. My older student
> volunteers loved to have the job of stamping new due date slips each day.
> They would cross out the old due date and stamp the new one for all the
> classes for that day.
>
> I'm at a new school whose books do not have these pockets, and I also
> could use a suggestion for a new system. Right now I have a book checkout
> calendar on my door and I also put an announcement about the next book
> check out dates in the principal's weekly bulletin for teachers to remind
> their students.
>
> Thanks for putting this question out there!
> Best regards,
> Aimee
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 9, 2023 at 11:42 AM Michelle Farella <
> michelle.farella at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>> My kids are having a hard time remembering to bring in their books lately
>> so I wanted to go over strategies to remind them.
>> What are your suggestions that seem to help them?
>> Thank you!
>> -Michelle
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Wendy Fredricksen
School Librarian
Parker Farms School
Wallingford Public Schools
Wallingford, CT
203-294-6210
wfredricksen at wallingfordschools.org
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