Well said! The speaker definitely provided some essential food for thought.
This anecdote only reinforces the necessity of a collection being as comprehensive
as possible, and contain materials that support the classroom curricula as well as
books on topics of strong, enduring interest, whether fiction or nonfiction.
“Librarians. . . have
been my lifelong friends, guides and heroes.” Joseph
Bruchac
Basya Karp, Librarian
Shulamith High School and Shulamith School For Girls
Brooklyn, New York
basyak10@hotmail.com
> Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:39:23 -0500
> From: ddstuhlman@EARTHLINK.NET
> Subject: Remembrance Day and Library collections
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>
> Today I heard a Holocaust survivor speaker talk about at a visit to a
> school in Toronto. After his talk the principal took him on a tour
> of the school. He asked to visit the library. He asked the
> principal about the collection. What if a student, parent or teacher
> wanted to follow up on his talk? How many books does the library has
> Holocaust for children? How many books does the library have for
> teachers? The principal didn't know. After checking the principal
> was embarrassed to find they had very few books for teachers and none
> for the children.
>
> The lesson is we may hear someone give a speech, but we also need to
> have the books and other library materials for follow-up.
>
> Daniel Stuhlman
> Chicago, IL
> ddstuhlman at earthlink.net
>
> Blog: http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/
>
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