Hi Judy,
We have students fill out a checkout card that is in the book, and leave
the card in a checkout basket. We process and file the checkout cards
daily. Students return books to a bookdrop; the items are checked in, and
the cards placed back in the pockets. I based this off of the system Mary
Goglio had/has in place at her library.
We're a small school, so this works for us, and allows students to be
self-guided when borrowing books from the library. The checkout basket is
at the circulation desk so I do not feel like I am sacrificing student
interactions. Setting up the system might be time-consuming if you need to
create cards and add pockets for every book in the collection.
It's not perfect, and I do think about student privacy since their names
are on the checkout cards. However, students seem to appreciate the
freedom, as well as reading books that they see others have read.
Feel free to email me individually if you'd like more info!
- Christiana
On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 6:38 PM, Judy Cha <jccha34@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think there was an email sent previously regarding a school that has
self check out for students.
To anyone who has this system set up ... Can anyone recommend an easy way
to set up self check out for students?
Does any school have a self check out system set up? Is it working well?
Thanks!
Judy
