Check+Out

=Check Out= 1. From the computer screen click the circulation tab. Check Out is selected by Default. 2. Scan the student barcode 3. Scan the item barcode.

Library cards are provided by Lifetouch. Many of us do not use these as library cards. We print sheets of barcodes through Follett. These can quickly be updated as students enroll.

Printing Out Library Barcodes for One Class on One Sheet or Two

 * 1) Back Office => Reports => Patron => Barcode Labels
 * 2) Make the following selections:
 * 3) Select by Homeroom - then choose the room number(s) you want
 * 4) Sorted by Homeroom
 * 5) Limited to Active
 * 6) Include Barcode Number
 * 7) Formatted for Use at the Circulation Desk
 * 8) Start a new page for each group
 * 9) Include circulation command barcodes
 * 10) Run Report

Practical Suggestions:
1. Kindergarten. We pre-select books and put them on the tables. The students choose from these. If a student asks for a particular topic/ title then we find it for them. 2. Students in other grades are allowed two books, perhaps two books and a magazine. However, the computer is told that they are allowed 6 books. This means that we aren’t at the computer monitoring exceptions more than necessary. 3. Students are asked to return books within a week. However their names do not appear on the overdue list until two weeks. Again, that allows some leeway in circulation. 4. If a student has books for more than two weeks they are not allowed to check out anything other than materials they need for in-class projects.