Textbooks

What to do if you circulate textbooks in your library:

• Do not add textbooks to your library circulation software.  Textbook management systems have many essential features that you need to accurately track your textbooks.

See Also:

• Classroom Libraries

• Payment Contract

• Williams Settlement

• Lost Books

• Read Off Fines

Best Practices for getting books back (in order of effectiveness) to alleviate serious impact of textbook loss on site budgets.

• REGISTRATION: students need to be clear in library to receive preliminary fall schedules at registration (every student receives schedule first day of school regardless of status).

• Library clearance required for diploma (Ed Code 48904), transcripts (Ed Code 48904), grad tickets.

• Library clearance required to purchase dance tickets.

• PRINCIPAL all-calls reminding students to return books, clear charges, etc. before purchasing dance or grad night tickets, parking permits, walking in graduation, etc. (Activities students purchase not part of free education. For example, attendance/discipline affects dance ticket purchases because they are a privilege)

• Library clearance required for purchasing parking permits.

• Schools with three library technicians call home as much as possible when time allows.  (Note: schools with two techs can engage in this activity as well)

• Library sends out paper notices to students (usually ask English teachers to distribute)

Suggestions from Connie Joyce on CALIBK12