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Then "let's pray" that someone on our faculty picks up a library journal left in the restroom and reads something POSTIVE about libraries / librarians on May 5th....which is also "Cinco de Mayo!" Celebrating early in Texas....yours in guacamole, ~Shonda Brisco Trinity Valley MS / US Librarian Fort Worth, TX briscos@trinityvalleyschool.org -----Original Message----- From: School Library Media & Network Communications [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Angela Wilcox Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 2:38 PM To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Participate in "Leave Library Journals in Staff Bathroom Day," 5/ 5. Since May 5th has already been designate the National Day of Prayer (http://www.nationaldayofprayer.org/), this might make for some confusion in the faculty restrooms. But then again, I am sure that there are many multi-taskers out there who could handle the challenge. Submitted with good humor, Angela Wilcox MS IEJ Elementary School Laurinburg, NC On Mon, 2 May 2005 13:36:08 -0400 "Hastings, Jeff" <hastingj@HOWELLSCHOOLS.COM> wrote: > *********************** > 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. 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