[CASL-L] Historical Fiction Help- 9/11?

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Hi Allison,

Most of my library is genrefied as well.  Those books are all in the
historical fiction section and it works out just fine.  I think for the
sake of circulation and student access, it is ok that it is not 50
years plus... I have any nonfiction books on these topics in a bin called
"Disasters/Terrorist Attacks" and label the bin with examples.  Another bin
lists "Natural Disasters"  Hope this helps.  We are grades 5 and 6.

Respectfully,

Loretta Sullivan
Library Media Specialist
Bennet Academy
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On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 12:56 PM Allison Gale <agale at er9.org> wrote:

> My middle school media center is genre-fied...but I am stuck on where to
> put 9/11 fiction books such as *Eleven,* *Nine Ten,* *Towers Falling*,
> etc.
> I know generally speaking historical fiction is 50 years or beyond...but
> none of my students were alive and experienced 9/11....so to them it could
> be more historical?
> Would love to get some input!
> Thanks in advance!
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 11:48 AM <casl-l-request at mylist.net> wrote:
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>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Allison Gale <agale at er9.org>
>> To: casl-l at mylist.net
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>> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 10:48:16 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [CASL-L] CASL-L Digest, Vol 9, Issue 30
>> 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
>>> Bcc:
>>> 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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>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> All my best,
>>>>>>>>> *Aimee Guerrero*
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>>>>>>>> School Librarian
>>>>>>>> Parker Farms School
>>>>>>>> Wallingford Public Schools
>>>>>>>> Wallingford, CT
>>>>>>>> 203-294-6210
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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>
>>> Cc: CASL-L at mylist.net
>>> Bcc:
>>> 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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>> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 11:47:46 -0500
>> Subject: [CASL-L] Events at Turning The Page through March
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