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First of all--- I hope you nominated your principal for a library's administrator award (most administrators wouldn't think twice about librarians who spend their lunchtime at the computer, in the shelves, and with the classes with a cup of soup in one hand and a book in the other trying to multi-task!) Your principal was considerate AND correct in her observation! Second, I agree with Diane....get out of the library (if you can---I know some of you can't...sometimes I can't either)....and mingle with the other professionals! When they see you, it sparks their thoughts---or you can help to "spark" their thoughts through your conversations! Be involved but don't drown in the profession. Take time to get out of the library---even if it just means running through the cafeteria, grabbing a sandwich, and stopping to speak with ONE teacher each day!! Make it a goal...ONE teacher a DAY! Talk to ONE....and make it during your lunch time....talk up the library, the resources, THEIR projects, their classes,...let them "unload" on you---they will give you BIG hints about what isn't working and you might be able to fix it with a library visit! Think ONE TEACHER A DAY....share your lunch and share your knowledge! ~Shonda Shonda Brisco, MLIS US / Technology Librarian Fort Worth Country Day School Fort Worth, TX "Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible and suddenly you are doing the impossible." ~St. Francis of Assisi sbrisco@fwcds.org http://www.fwcds.org/campus/libraries/default.asp >>> Diane Lungaro <dianelu@YAHOO.COM> 01/04/06 12:40 PM >>> While I don't have any specific food suggestions for my fellow listserv members, I STRONGLY feel that I have a piece of advice to pass on. When I started in my first position as a school librarian, the previous librarian had left more than a year before. The long term sub really didn't do much, by her own admission, other than provide teachers their prep by showing videos to the students. Needless to say, the "library work" just piled up and piled up. The library was not automated, so by the time I started, there were 6 shoe boxes of card catalog cards just waiting to be filed ! And that was only 1 task that needed to be accomplished. One day my principal, a very kind, supportive, and encouraging woman, caught me eating lunch at my desk while writing lesson plans. She sat me down and had a long discussion with me. What it boiled down to was this: she recognized what kind of shape the library was in and what I was doing to change it for the better. We had a full hour! for lunch and so my prinicpal INSISTED (and made me promise) that I take at least 1/2 an hour lunch AWAY FROM THE LIBRARY ! She had numerous reasons for this, some of which included: networking/meeting the staff, unwinding from a long morning, let my hair down and relaxing, and getting to recharge my "work" battery for the long afternoon. One cannot walk into a position that has over a year's worth of backlog to catch up on, along with the current day to day lessons, plans, etc. and expect to be able to get out from that mountain immediately. Took alot of time to make the mess, need to take the time to clean it up. Anyhow, I didn't mean to ramble on, but to this day, while I no longer work in a district that has a full hour for lunch, I make sure I leave my room for 30 minutes and go socialize and eat with my coworkers. I strongly believe that it makes me a better librarian and educator ! I hope that those of you that eat at your desks can take this advice and make some changes to your routine. Diane Diane Lungaro, librarian dianelu@yahoo.com Sussex Middle School Sussex-Wantage Regional Schools District Sussex, NJ 07461 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. 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