Places to Look for Lost Library Books

First things first, try to remember what the book/s looked like:

How big was it? Was it thick or thin? Do you remember anything about the cover?

Did it have a distinctive color? Was it hardcover or paperback?

If you're not sure, ask the Mrs. Wildner. Or have her look up the cover on the computer. Also, keep in mind, all library books have spine labels, barcode labels and library labels so they tend to stand out.

Now, where is the last place you remember having the book?

Here’s a list of actual places where people from all over the U.S. have found their missing books. Even if you don’t find yours in one of these locations, it might help you think of other areas to search.

Around the House

In the car (also check under the seats)
Under the baby’s car seat
In the trunk of the car
Under the spare tire
In the other car
In the garage
Behind or under the washing machine or dryer
In the stroller bag
In the recycling bin
In your folder or binder
In your backpack
In your other backpack.
In your sibling's backpack
On top of the piano, in the piano bench
Ask the housekeeper if s/he’s seen it
In the reclining chair between the arm and the seat cushion)
In the closet (check all closets)
Under the dirty clothes
Inside a couch that folds out into a bed

In the toy box

In the bathroom
On the back porch
In the dog house
In the tree house
In the back yard
Packed with the holiday decorations
Under the TV set stand
On top of the VCR/DVD player or

Under or in back of the sofa (also check under cushions)
Under or on top of the kitchen or dining room table
Behind the refrigerator because it fell off of the top)
In the freezer
On top of/behind/under the oven
On top of/behind/under the dishwasher
On your bedroom bookshelf
On one of the other bookshelves (Check all the books turned around backwards & behind other books)
On/in your desk at home, on/in your sibling’s desk
Under your bed, under your sibling’s bed
Between the sheets at the foot of your bed
Between your bed and the wall
Between the mattress and box springs
In the trundle bed
In the crib
On top or behind the dresser
In the dresser drawers
In the basement
In the play house
On top of the stereo
In the magazine rack
On the coffee table
Under the rug
Ask your sibling if they’ve seen it
Ask other relatives if they’ve seen it
At the lake house
On the boat
Ask your parents if they’ve seen it

Around Town

At the doctor's or dentist's office
At the another public library
At the babysitter's house
At a relative’s house
At your daycare/after-school care facility
At your friend's house
At your Mom or Dad’s house
At Mom or Dad’s work place
At another relative’s work place
Wherever you went on errands recently (bank, grocery store, post office, etc.)
On the boat, airplane, train, restaurant, hotel

At School

In the vehicle of whomever you ride to school with (or home from school with.)
In a “special” classroom – music, Spanish, etc.
Wherever you hangout after school
On the classroom or teacher’s bookshelf
On the bus (call bus company)
In my neighbor’s or friend’s desk (ask their permission before looking)
Way back on the top shelf of your locker
Way back on the top shelf of your friend’s locker
In the cafeteria, gym, bandroom, etc.
In the school office or library where your sibling attends school
In one of the “Lost and Found” areas

Ask your friends if they’ve seen it

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’d think you actually cleaned it. ;-) Make sure you check all of those places, too.