[LIBRARYDIR] Student-bought replacements

[Howard Fuller]

We do allow students to replace an item with an exact replacement. Our goal is to have the item returned (ideally by its due date and in good condition....). That a student is taking responsibility to acquire and replace an item works for us. I'll admit that we do not handle laptops or chromebooks (although we've books and media that are as expensive as a chromebook).

Howard

Howard Fuller
Library Director
Whatcom Community College
Bellingham, WA
hfuller at whatcom.edu<mailto:hfuller at whatcom.edu>



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Hello and happy Friday!

When a student loses a library item, do you allow them to provide a replacement on their own if it's an exact replacement? For example, a student who loses a Chromebook charger ($30 replacement cost at our library), offering to replace it with a new one they found on Amazon for $15?

Thanks and have a wonderful weekend all!

Lindsay Keevy
Faculty Librarian | Library Director
Library & Learning Commons<https://lowercolumbia.edu/library/>
Lower Columbia College
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