Parent Communication
Parents will receive a courtesy email every Sunday evening reporting what their children have checked out and are currently overdue. While there is no fine for overdue books, materials overdue by 60 days or more are assumed to be lost and a replacement fee will be assessed. Payment may be in the form of a check made out to AME, or with exact cash (change cannot be made). Send the payment to school marked Attention Library..
If you feel our records are in error, kindly email [email protected]
If you feel our records are in error, kindly email [email protected]
Damaged Library Books
During library classes, your children learn to protect their books from the four
most common ways library books end up damaged:
· Pets—especially dogs
· Babies and Toddlers—who are too young to know how to take care of
books properly
· Food—keep library books away from the kitchen table, please!
· Liquids—cups spill, juice boxes explode, rain and puddles ...also pools
and bath/showers
Students are instructed to keep library books in a safe place (inside their
backpack except when reading is advised! :)) to avoid these
problems. Yet, despite their best intentions, occasionally a library book is
accidentally damaged.
If this happens to a book checked out to your child, please reassure your
child that he or she will not “get in trouble” in the library. Explain that
he/she will have to tell the library staff about what happened and that your
family will have to pay to replace the damaged item(s). The library staff
stresses this with all students while teaching lessons about good book care,
but many students feel very guilty and upset if their library books
accidentally become damaged despite her many reassurances.
Send the damaged item back to school with a note explaining what
happened. The library staff will then take a look at the damaged item and
see if we can repair the problem, and if we cannot, your family will need to
pay the replacement cost. Each damaged book will be assessed on a case-
by-case basis. Once again, if you must pay replacement costs you may pay by
cash (correct change only, please) or by check (made out to AME). Money
paid for damaged items cannot be refunded..
During library classes, your children learn to protect their books from the four
most common ways library books end up damaged:
· Pets—especially dogs
· Babies and Toddlers—who are too young to know how to take care of
books properly
· Food—keep library books away from the kitchen table, please!
· Liquids—cups spill, juice boxes explode, rain and puddles ...also pools
and bath/showers
Students are instructed to keep library books in a safe place (inside their
backpack except when reading is advised! :)) to avoid these
problems. Yet, despite their best intentions, occasionally a library book is
accidentally damaged.
If this happens to a book checked out to your child, please reassure your
child that he or she will not “get in trouble” in the library. Explain that
he/she will have to tell the library staff about what happened and that your
family will have to pay to replace the damaged item(s). The library staff
stresses this with all students while teaching lessons about good book care,
but many students feel very guilty and upset if their library books
accidentally become damaged despite her many reassurances.
Send the damaged item back to school with a note explaining what
happened. The library staff will then take a look at the damaged item and
see if we can repair the problem, and if we cannot, your family will need to
pay the replacement cost. Each damaged book will be assessed on a case-
by-case basis. Once again, if you must pay replacement costs you may pay by
cash (correct change only, please) or by check (made out to AME). Money
paid for damaged items cannot be refunded..