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*********************** This message has been scanned for viruses by the InterScan Messaging Security Suite. -HPS Technology ***********-*********** In order to cultivate a richer understanding of The school library media profession among classroom teachers and administrators, school library media specialists everywhere are being called upon to take part in the first annual worldwide "Leave Your Library Journals in the Staff Bathroom Day" on Thursday, May 5, 2005. School librarians, due to their unique position in the typical school setting, are among the most misunderstood professionals anywhere--inside or outside of the education realm. That lack of understanding can take its toll on professional morale, causing school librarians to feel disconnected, undervalued, and marginalized in the workplace. Moreover, when potential teaching collaborators fail to understand the modern School Librarian's training, backgrounds and stake in the overall educational process, teaching opportunities are needlessly lost. Ultimately, especially during hard financial times, undervalued professionals can be the first to lose their jobs to staffing cuts--all because those with whom they teach never quite "got" what they were all about... Worldwide "Leave Library Journals in the Staff Bathroom Day" (LLJSBT) can help prevent those negative scenarios by helping school librarians everywhere reintroduce their teaching peers and administrators to the mission of school librarianship. Unlike other forms of professional proactivity, LLSBT is never "nudgy." Instead of attempting to loudly self-advocate by overtly grabbing the spotlight and a bullhorn-- which would merely breed resentment-- LLJSBT is an event that works by employing stealth and subtlety; tapping the latent curiosities of, and providing an illuminating diversion for, a target audience which is, in fact, already held captive by mother nature herself. Indeed, during such sessions, your colleagues, coworkers and supervisors may never realize that they're learning to better understand the increasingly important role of school library media specialists in education, but you'll find that they'll be grateful, nonetheless, to be able to conveniently grab n'graze back issues of "Library Media Connection," "Teacher Librarian," "School Library Journal," and your other professional favorites. Everyone appreciates something to read when they're in a pinch. To participate in LLSBT, simply leave a stack of your old professional Journals in your school's staff bathroom(s)on Thursday, May 5th. If your school has single-sex facilities, you may need to ask an empathetic coworker of the opposite sex to place half of the journals. Should reading material already exist in your staff lavatories, be sure to remove that material. once the journals are in place, just sit back, relax and reap the rewards as your begin to feel your professional esteem-o-meter begin to climb. Jeffrey Hastings, School Library Media Specialist Highlander Way Middle School http://www.howellschools.com/~hwmedia/content/library.html LEGAL NOTICE: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------