tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165411438146652899.post1233599085137203439..comments2023-07-28T02:42:05.667-07:00Comments on Sharing the Shelves: Debt Forgiveness.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165411438146652899.post-61424189859357209812012-08-25T17:16:50.667-07:002012-08-25T17:16:50.667-07:00Loved this idea! It is such a positive approach. ...Loved this idea! It is such a positive approach. I'm planning on trying it out - thank you for sharing so freely!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03791039446014336260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165411438146652899.post-15459186745728503242012-08-19T12:30:20.128-07:002012-08-19T12:30:20.128-07:00Always a pleasure, Jo! I hope you're getting l...Always a pleasure, Jo! I hope you're getting lots and lots of responses from our global LMS colleagues signing up for future posts!Matthew C. Winnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10855701732082997975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165411438146652899.post-4051650917502336252012-08-17T14:12:39.920-07:002012-08-17T14:12:39.920-07:00I have "Honor Books" similar to "Th...I have "Honor Books" similar to "The Zone" that I let students with overdue books take home. They are on their honor to bring them back... thus, the name "Honor Books." I also allow students to work off lost book fines. I do not charge for overdue books, but I only let students check out "Honor Books" if they have an overdue book. <br /><br />I really like your pledge, Matthew. I might have to borrow at least parts of it. My county sets some of the rules as far as when I can allow students to check out again, but I whole-heartedly agree with it!<br /><br />Thank YOU for sharing! =)Jo, aka, The Book Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09470098447262556298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165411438146652899.post-77655261621170551272012-08-17T03:46:01.187-07:002012-08-17T03:46:01.187-07:00Tammy, "The Zone" sounds like a great id...Tammy, "The Zone" sounds like a great idea! I might have to borrow that one! Thanks for sharing!Matthew C. Winnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10855701732082997975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165411438146652899.post-56048841255401288452012-08-16T20:03:36.350-07:002012-08-16T20:03:36.350-07:00Hi Matthew! I borrowed an idea from a fellow Anne...Hi Matthew! I borrowed an idea from a fellow Anne Arundel County librarian to deal with this issue. I wish I could remember who it was so I could give them credit. Basically, I set up a small book shelf in my library called "The I Forgot My Book Zone," more affectionately known as "The Zone." This shelf houses all of the donated books that we receive throughout the year that are not needed or useful for the library collection (paperbacks, Golden books, etc.) Each Zone book has a sticker on it reminding the students and their parents to look for and return their library book as soon as possible. When a student forgets to return their book, they select a book from our library collection to put on hold and then they select a book from "The Zone" to take home. I don't care if Zone books ever come back because they were free, but they usually do get returned along with the student's library book. The Zone helps me to make sure every student leaves the library with a book that they are excited to read, and it saves me from a lot of Kindergarten meltdowns. Best of luck on the upcoming school year!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06079871898486389920noreply@blogger.com