Comments on: Our Library Book Box

By: Brandy

Brandy — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:06:50 +0000

My husband and I haven’t checked any books out at our library yet. Yeah, we’ve been here 9 months and haven’t checked out a single book. Crazy, eh?

BUT, we’re working through all the books we actually own first. At least half of them neither of us have read yet LOL

We keep Gabriella’s (she’s 6) books on the counter near the door. She gets a HUGE stack every time we go and reads them each at least 3 times before we take them back. We just told her she can read them as often as she wants, but she has to put each book back when she’s done reading it. That way we don’t have to go hunting for books when they’re due back … and Hannah (she’s almost 16 months) can’t get to them and accidentally tear the pages.

As they get older (or as Jason and I start checking out books ourselves), though, we’ll probably do a basket instead.

And I write it on the calender when they’re due back. Even though the library puts a “price tag” sticker on the books with the due date. It’s just easier for me to keep track on the calender since I’m at it daily anyway.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:06:49 +0000

We’re very lucky that our library sends out email notifications that say the books are due back in 4 days…then 2 days. Has saved me a whole lot of late fees.

By: Amy in Peru

Amy in Peru — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:06:47 +0000

WE did this too… only with a lovely basket instead. The books got transfered to a big tub like that to take in the car. The tub had handles so that we could carry all our books to and from the library to the car! It was a two person job I tell ya. To keep from paying fines, I wrote the date the books were due on my calendar, and taped the library printed receipt to the bottom edge of my calendar or inside one of my kitchen cupboard doors where I kept other important info.

But alas, we are back in Peru and there are NO libraries here. Oh the tragedy of it.

It’s nice to read your blog! We have 5 kids too. I saw you over at THL and then linked over from Sarah Cate’s blog.

Amy in Peru
http://apilgrimsproject.blogspot.com

By: Sharon and Michael

Sharon and Michael — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:06:46 +0000

We just bring our bag of books home and they must have them read in a week or two to be returned. As fast as they are read, they go into a pile on the dryer to be taken out and dropped in the box at the library the next trip to town. I don’t allow books out of the kitchen that aren’t ours.

By: magsmcc

magsmcc — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:06:43 +0000

Belfast education and Library Board doesn’t charge for overdue children’s books- which only inspires laziness, I’m afraid! And the shocking temptation to use their cards for my books- but I resist, I do! (And pay my fine!) The cloth bag lies behind their activity boxes on the step down into the dining/everything-else-because-the-table’s-there-room!

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:06:43 +0000

Amy, this is a great idea. Very resourceful and creative. You gals amaze me.

Library books have not been rented due to the fact that I'm always late, so this is definitely a great tool for me.

Thanks!!!

By: Mari

Mari — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:06:43 +0000

Hi Amy,
Thanks for stopping at my blog today. I love the name of your blog along with what it means.
I like this idea – you even recycled the plastic! When my kids were young they each had their own book bag. We went to the library every week, so I knew when the books were due.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:06:42 +0000

Oooh! That is AWESOME!

We have several of those canvas re-usable shopping bags that we keep our library books in.

Each person in our family (except the 5 yr old) takes an empty one to the library.
They are allowed to fill it with as many books as they can carry in it (each sack can hold about 15-20 books - but the 7 yr old can't carry that many - LOL.)

We have an empty 'returns' sack hanging on a doorknob in our hallway.
When someone reads a book - it goes immediately into the empty sack, and then that sack is taken back (weekly) to the library.

We get notified by email the day before a book is due, so if I get an email - I'll go through the sacks and pull out whatever needs to go back that hasn't been read.

Blessings,
Michelle

By: Jeff and Sarah

Jeff and Sarah — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:06:42 +0000

We have a 3-rack metal bookcase on rollers that I found at a garage sale for $1.00. It holds about 40 easy readers and chapter books.

I really like that it is the metal kind without a lot of extra material to it, and that it stacks upward because it takes up VERY little space!

I posted pictures today on my blog:

A House On Fire

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:06:42 +0000

Oh my gosh amy I read your article and it is exactly how i have been feeling. When my babies were coming quick and even i was loving it. Now I do not get pregnant right away and i think I know more than God. Great article gives me a lot to think about. I really do wnat that contentment and I know the Lord is the only one who can give it to me.