Lost Library Books

It's the end of the school year and the jig is up! Those school library books that have been overdue for a while must be found. At my school, the principal decided that final report cards would be held in the office until all missing library books and other school property was returned. Guess what? That strategy worked! However, it was quite a painful process for children who just could not find their missing library books.

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So, how can you help kids find those missing books? I liked to make a huge handmade banner poster with suggestions for where to look for their books. I decorated it and made it fun. Here are some suggestions for a poster, or perhaps a list that you could send home to parents, or a list that you could have your news team read over the morning announcements.

Where to Look for Lost Library Books

 At school:

·         In your desk/your friend’s desk

·         In your locker/your friend’s locker

·         In your book bag or backpack

·         Office Lost-and-Found

·         Cafeteria Lost-and-Found

In the Car:

·         Under the seat

·         In the console

·         In the glovebox

·         In the trunk

 At home:

·         Under your bed/your sibling’s bed

·         On your bookshelf/your sibling's bookshelf

·         In your closet

·         Under the sofa

·         Inside the sofa cushions

Other:

·         Do you stay overnight at a parent’s other house? Your grandparent’s house? Check with them.

·         Sometimes books are returned but not properly checked in. Look on the shelves in the library and under the book return.

·         Do you check out books from the public library? You may have returned the book to the wrong place. Call or visit the public library and ask if they have your book.

I have had students swear up and down in front of the principal that they returned their books (when they didn't). After sending them home with this list, they almost always come back with the books! 

Best wishes for many found books,

Tina