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Hi Jennifer,

I am a library/media specialist in a K-6 school. Our Kindergarten
students have 1/2 day sessions. I let students check out books their
second session. But they check them out to the Kindergarten classroom ,
they do not take them home. I depends a lot on the particular class as to
when they can check them out to take home. Some years the class is very
mature, eager, etc. and we let them begin to take books home in November.
Other years the class is more immature, irresponsible, etc as a group and
they
do not begin to take books home until 1/2 way through the school year. I
generally rely on the teacher to let me know when she feels that they are
responsible enough to begin taking books home.

Sheila Davis
Librar/Media Specialist
Plympton School
Waltham, MA


On Fri, 23 Aug 1996, Staff, Ashurst School wrote:

> Dear LM_NETTERS:
>
> This is my first full year as an elementary librarian.  When I did my student
> teacher the students only went half a day and couldn't check out books till
> after the winter break.  In my current school, the kindergarten goes a full
> day but not until September( we started Aug. 21st).  We only meet for 35
> minutes and I though that I would have the students wait until the end of
> the first quarter to have them check out.  I have lessons on book care and
> book check out planned for this time (as well as stories).  My principal and
> some teachers are a little upset about this because it has never been done
> this way.  I would like some responses about the way you handle book check
> out.  Any responses before Monday would be great.
> Oh, the rest of the school has to wait until their third time in the library
> to check out so we can review book checkout and learn how to find books in
> this library.
>
> MS JENNIFER L KAYSAK
> Ashurst Elementary School (K-3)
> Quantico Marine Base
> Quantico, VA
>
> MS=JENNIFER=L=KAYSAK%aes_staff%QUANDSS@mqg-smtp3.usmc.mil
>


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