[CASL-L] CASL-L Digest, Vol 9, Issue 30

[Allison Gale]

At our middle school, I find emailing the student and BCCing the family
helps gets the books in. I schedule them to be sent in the afternoon with
the hopes as soon as the parent sees the email, the hunt begins and it
makes it into the backpack. I also find that including the Amazon link to
replace the missing book helps kick them into gear. Here is an example
email below....

Hi Fiona,
Here are the three overdue/ potentially lost books that we've talked about
several times.
Please give one last look around for the books at home and at school- if
you are unable to find them, please purchase replacement books.
These are popular books so we want to get them back on the shelves for
other students to enjoy.
I have attached the Amazon links here for your convenience- you can either
have them sent directly to school or sent to your home and then bring them
in!
https://www.amazon.com/Sun is Also a Star Hardcover
<https://www.amazon.com/Sun-Also-Star-Yoon-Nicola/dp/0553496689/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1673013535&sr=1-1>
https://www.amazon.com/When We Collided Hardcover
<https://www.amazon.com/When-We-Collided-Emery-Lord/dp/1619638452/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1673013573&sr=1-1>
https://www.amazon.com/Fish-Tree Paperback
<https://www.amazon.com/Fish-Tree-Lynda-Mullaly-Hunt/dp/0142426423/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=fish+in+a+tree&qid=1673013617&s=books&sprefix=fish+in+%2Cstripbooks%2C77&sr=1-1>
Thank you!

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>    1. Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Helping kid remember to return their books
>       (Martha Wright)
>    2. Re: Helping kid remember to return their books (Kristen Frost)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Martha Wright <marthawright at gmail.com>
> To: Jenny Lussier <jlussier at rsd13.org>
> Cc: "Hsiang, Sara" <hsiangs at stratk12.org>, CASL-L at mylist.net
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> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:03:45 -0500
> Subject: Re: [CASL-L] [EXTERNAL] Re: Helping kid remember to return their
> books
> Thank you everyone, for all the wonderful ideas!  Very helpful as we try
> to address this issue here.
>
> Read on,
> Martha
>
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 10:36 AM Jenny Lussier <jlussier at rsd13.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi all - the other thing I do is to message their parents. We use
>> ParentSquare and since for me there are only a few that really are behind,
>> it is pretty easy to just message them. All the parents use ParentSquare
>> and they respond very quickly. But I know that may be hard at the MS/HS
>> levels.
>>
>> Jenny
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 9:53 AM Hsiang, Sara <hsiangs at stratk12.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> My high school students cannot purchase Jr. Ring Dance, Prom, Senior
>>> Picnic, or Graduation caps and gowns until all obligations are cleared. I
>>> let 9th graders know (and continue to pass this on) to urge students to
>>> avoid overdue fees. They were told something similar in middle school but
>>> it was a ploy that never went into effect. LOL
>>> If you don't have overdue fees, you don't have that leverage (I waive
>>> most fees these days, BTW).
>>> Of course, it take approval of administration for this sort of policy.
>>> Luckily, it was in place when I arrived years ago.
>>> Sara
>>>
>>> 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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>>>>>> School Librarian
>>>>>> Parker Farms School
>>>>>> Wallingford Public Schools
>>>>>> Wallingford, CT
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>>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Kristen Frost <kfrost at sbsenfield.org>
> To: Michelle Farella <michelle.farella at gmail.com>
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> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:06:35 -0500
> Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Helping kid remember to return their books
> Just chiming in to this thread. In addition to some of the other
> aforementioned ways of getting overdues back (emails, reminder notes home,
> etc.), one thing I've tried in desperation that seems to work (note: I am
> at the elementary/middle school level) is printable wristbands. You can buy
> them for inkjet printers and print out a generic message on them (i.e.
> "Remember to bring your book back!") or take a sharpie and write the book
> title on a wristband and then just put in on your student's wrist/backpack
> as a reminder. Sort of like an updated "tie a string around your finger"
> reminder from days of old.
>
> Not sure if this is something you'd like to try or not, but I use it
> sparingly (and only in desperation) and it often brings results. (Photo
> attached)
>
>
>  IMG_8113.jpg
> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1txk8F65jII4CAh2NTzwvfCNkVqFAkwOy/view?usp=drive_web>
>
>
> Kristen Frost
> St. Bernard School, Enfield
>
> 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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Mrs. Allison Gale
Library Media Specialist
Helen Keller Middle School Media Center
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