Re: new job/first week

["Elizabeth A. Eley" <eleye@WORCNET.GEN.OH.US>]

My suggestion is to avoid absolute terms such as "open" and "closed.

If a student asks, "Is the library open?" I respond by asking what
he/she needs.  If there's a genuine need, the student will receive
service.  If not, I mention that I'm working with the seventh grades and
I'll need to speak to the study halls before beginning regular service
for the study halls.

I don't use the word "closed" when I work with a class, either.  My term
is, "The library is reserved for a class this period."

(Why send up a red flag?)

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Elizabeth A. Eley
Ada Exempted Village School District
435 Grand Avenue
Ada, OH  45810
419.634.2746
FAX 419.634.0311
eleye@worcnet.gen.oh.us
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