If your child loses his/her library book, please follow these steps:
- Verify that the book is lost. Check around the house, in the car, and the classroom for the missing book.
- If the book cannot be found, have your child come to the Media Center to speak with Mrs. Cleary, or you may send a note or email to the media center. We will mark the book lost in our system.
- A lost book notice will be sent home with your child with the cost to replace the book.
- Please make payment with a check made out to Birney Elementary or cash in the exact amount. Have your child bring the payment to the Media Center along with their notice.
- We will print a receipt for your child and clear the fine from his/her account.
If your child has an accident with their library book which makes it no longer usable, please follow these steps:
- Have your child bring the damaged book to the Media Center. He/she will be asked to explain the circumstances so that we may discuss how to avoid book accidents in the future.
- We will remove the book from our system and issue a damaged book notice with the cost to replace the book.
- Please make payment in the form of a check made out to Birney Elementary or cash in the exact amount. Have your child bring payment and the notice to the Media Center.
- We will print a receipt and remove the fine from your child’s account.
If you have any questions, please contact the Media Center staff.
Please DO NOT purchase a replacement book yourself. Replacement costs do not always match the original cost of the lost/damaged book because of book formats (we purchase library bound copies).