Where to Look for Lost Library Books! First things first, try to remember what the book(s) looked like. How big was it? What color was it? Was it thick or thin? What do you remember about the cover? (If you’re not sure, ask the librarian or look in the online catalog.) Also, keep in mind that all library books have spine labels and barcode labels so they should stand out. Around Town Could you have left it around town? At the doctor's or dentist's office At a restaurant At the local public library At your friend's house At the church/temple/mosque library At the babysitter's house At your daycare/after-school care facility At a relative’s house At your other parent’s house Where Mom or Dad work At another relative’s work place On the bus (bank, grocery store, etc.) Wherever you went on errands recently And Finally Last but not least, think about the last time your parents told you to clean your room. Now, think about the various places you shoved piles of things, so that they would think you’d actually cleaned it. ;-) Make sure you check all of those places, too. Under the bed Under a chair cushion On top of the refrigerator Under the car seat In the toy box Inside another book On a book shelf On top of the TV In an old backpack On the table In the closet Behind the refrigerator Under the couch In the car trunk Behind the washer In a drawer On the porch In the yard (YIKES!) In my classroom In my desk In the stroller Under the dirty clothes In the Library—ask the librarian to look on the library shelves! Good luck! It’s much more fun to return a book than to pay for it.
Where to Look for Lost Library Books! First things first, try to remember what the book(s) looked like. How big was it? What color was it? Was it thick or thin? What do you remember about the cover? (If you’re not sure, ask the librarian or look in the online catalog.) Also, keep in mind that all library books have spine labels and barcode labels so they should stand out. Around Town Could you have left it around town? At the doctor's or dentist's office At a restaurant At the local public library At your friend's house At the church/temple/mosque library At the babysitter's house At your daycare/after-school care facility At a relative’s house At your other parent’s house Where Mom or Dad work At another relative’s work place On the bus Wherever you went on errands recently (bank, grocery store, etc.) And Finally Last but not least, think about the last time your parents told you to clean your room. Now, think about the various places you shoved piles of things, so that they would think you’d actually cleaned it. ;-) Make sure you check all of those places, too. Under the bed Under a chair cushion On top of the refrigerator Under the car seat In the toy box Inside another book On a book shelf On top of the TV In an old backpack On the table In the closet Behind the refrigerator Under the couch In the car trunk Behind the washer In a drawer On the porch In the yard (YIKES!) In my classroom In my desk In the stroller Under the dirty clothes In the Library—ask the librarian to look on the library shelves! Good luck! It’s much more fun to return a book than to pay for it.
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