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

[Jessica-Lynn Johnson]

Hi Martha and All,

I am at a high school and we definitely struggle with this regularly.
We've found that adding some visual reminders has helped.  We added a cart
outside the library doors for returned items and a sign at the circulation
desk that says "Today's checkouts are due back ______".  We also send
reminders bi-weekly on Destiny about overdue items.  I find that my
presence as the librarian will often spark students to remember books.  If
I'm working in a class and a student sees me, they'll ask if they can give
me back a library book or I'll often ask before heading back to the
library if anyone has returns.  (So many of our students walk around with
them in their backpacks and forget to return them.)  It's an ongoing
struggle and definitely not a one-size-fits-all approach, so I hope others
will keep adding to this thread.

Take care,
Jessica

On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 9:22 AM Martha Wright <marthawright at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello CASL colleagues,
>
> I've been following this thread with interest and wanted to add that I
> work in a high school and am finding this a challenge.  This is my first
> year here--this library has not been operational for the past few years.
> Although many students have been checking out materials (to my delight),
> they don't seem to prioritize bringing them back.  One student I chased
> down (because someone else wanted her book that was overdue) told me that
> it was just sitting next to her bed at home and that she had never read
> it.  I was like, well bring it back then!!!  I don't have the time or
> energy to do this with everybody.
>
> In addition to stuff that's been checked out this year, we also have a lot
> of materials that have been out for several years, pre-dating my time
> here.  For these long-term overdues, we just sent letters home and hope
> that we get some back that way.  Will plan to continue doing this every
> other month until the end of school.
>
> Any words of wisdom for the 9-12 crowd?
>
> With thanks,
> Martha Wright
> Killingly HS
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 8:00 AM CASL Vice President - Jenny Lussier <
> vicepresident at ctcasl.org> wrote:
>
>> Good morning all - those are great suggestions!
>> At my PreK-2 school I don't have so many issues, but when we are talking
>> about how to take care of library books at the beginning of the year, one
>> of the ideas that the kids usually make is to keep their book in their
>> backpack. That way it's always with them. This is especially helpful for
>> kids that go to more than 1 house.
>>
>> I also have a slip
>> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qIHFXcnoHpgCwfJsNAk8Xade1nZmk2-vrfsFKOE11vo/edit?usp=sharing>I
>> send home with kids who have forgotten their books. I copy it on colorful
>> paper. Thank you to Wendy Garland of Massachusetts for sharing this idea.
>>
>> Jenny
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 5:46 AM Fredricksen, Wendy <
>> wfredricksen at wallingfordschools.org> wrote:
>>
>>> 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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