returned a book; Library says i didn't (1 Viewer)

[gsweeper]

Hey guys, i recently returned a book that I borrowed from the library. A few days after returning it, i get a email from the library saying one particular book was overdue, i returned another three that day. I rang them up, they said they'll inquire into it but nothing was found. I rang again saying that it never left me and I was positive that book was returned, so they said they'll inquire into it again.

I am currently studying ext history in year 12, and cannot afford to pay a replacement fine for a book i did not lose. I'm a bit stressed and highly annoyed, i'm just wondering if this stuff happens or if im screwed and there is nothing i can do unless the books shows up asap?

thanks

 

[blackrider89]

Hey guys, i recently returned a book that I borrowed from the library. A few days after returning it, i get a email from the library saying one particular book was overdue, i returned another three that day. I rang them up, they said they'll inquire into it but nothing was found. I rang again saying that it never left me and I was positive that book was returned, so they said they'll inquire into it again.

I am currently studying ext history in year 12, and cannot afford to pay a replacement fine for a book i did not lose. I'm a bit stressed and highly annoyed, i'm just wondering if this stuff happens or if im screwed and there is nothing i can do unless the books shows up asap?

thanks

C'est la vie. U will have to negotiate with them.

 

[brendroid]

Hmm...

On a similar note, I got given a letter the day I returned a CD saying the CD was overdue. They didn't register that the CD had been returned and still listed it on the website as being with me.

Negotiations work wonders - if you recall returning it, and you don't have it at your place, simply tell them that you did. What if someone else borrowed it?

 

[-may-cat-]

Books go missing in the library ALL the time, it really isn't uncommon. Just continue to insist that you returned it and that it must have been misplaced during re-shelving.

 

[xeuyrawp]

Books go missing in the library ALL the time, it really isn't uncommon. Just continue to insist that you returned it and that it must have been misplaced during re-shelving.

Agree 100%. Also, go look on the shelf.

I've had that happen twice to me, and both times they were on the library shelves.

 

[Ritz1024]

good night sweet prince.

 

[chrisnumber1]

maybe its a sign.....to get all you annoying school kids away from my library!!

 

[gsweeper]

maybe its a sign.....to get all you annoying school kids away from my library!!

haha, why so bitter?

 

[gsweeper]

btw, thank you very much for the advice, helped a lot.

 

[xeuyrawp]

btw, thank you very much for the advice, helped a lot.

Could you update us?

 

[chrisnumber1]

haha, why so bitter?

because you kids with your rock n roll music and your cd walkmans and your 3/4 acid wash demin jackets are at my book depository!!!!!its my library!!!

 

[gsweeper]

Well they are in the process of another inquiry, so just waiting for them to contact me, hoping it turns up, kind of annoying me...

@Chris; I don't listen to rock n roll music, i have an ipod not a cd walkman and i have never worn a 3/4 acid wash denim jacket. Sorry to disappoint you

 

[Cyan_phoeniX]

That has happened once to me too. Except I found my book on one of those red shelves (the shelves where lazy-arses put books once they have read them - instead of the proper place). Worth checking there if all else fails.

 

[gsweeper]

So the Library finally rings me and admits their error. So relieved, cheers guys

 

[xeuyrawp]

That has happened once to me too. Except I found my book on one of those red shelves (the shelves where lazy-arses put books once they have read them - instead of the proper place). Worth checking there if all else fails.

You're not supposed to re-shelve books; it's a pretty standard rule across all libraries globally.

So the Library finally rings me and admits their error. So relieved, cheers guys

Great - standing up for yourself often pays off when it comes to the university bureaucracy.