Book Checkout Procedure & Lost Book Policy

Elementary Schools Checkout Policies

Kindergarten:
1 book first trimester, 2 books second and third trimester
(teaching book care and responsibility)

First grade:
2 books maximum, moving to easy chapter books during the year

Second grade:
3 books maximum – easy fiction and nonfiction, easy chapters

Third grade:
3 books maximum – all books

Fourth grade:
4 books maximum – all books

Fifth grade:
4 books maximum – all books

Checkouts occur during class in kindergarten and first grade.
Second, third, fourth, and fifth grade classes sign up for checkouts.

Overdue/Lost Book Policy

Lost or overdue books will not be taken out of your child’s name until they are either paid for or replaced with the same title from a local bookstore. We encourage your child to continue using the media center. We know they are trying as hard as they can to take good care of their loaned books so that many others can enjoy the books as well.

If a book should be lost, a lost book letter will be sent home with the title and the amount owed for the book’s replacement. If the book is found you may return it to the school office or send it to school with your child. Hard cover books have a replacement cost of $20 and paperbacks are $7. Checks should be made out to the school for the appropriate amount.