SECONDARY - help bldg new library

[Kaye Steward <stewardk@pschools.st-albert.ab.ca>]

Hi LM_NETTERS - I have a friend who has been asked to consult on the
establishment (layout, furnishings, technology, collection -- the
whole thing inside the walls!) of a new high school library being
built on a First Nations' (Native) reserve in Canada.  We have basic
information on library establishment, native literature, and
technology,  but we want to know what special considerations,
opportunities and concerns those of you with experience in serving
First Nations' teenagers and teachers  might share with us. We want
to be sensitive to cultural issues, and offer the best possible
suggestions to the school administration, who are working so well
with us but are looking to us for a great deal of leadership.   TIA - Kaye
BTW - I would be interested in hearing from you if you are a library
media specialist (or teacher-librarian in Canada, of course!) working in
a First Nations' or Native American school  -- whether or not you
were involved in building a school/library.  I'd appreciate having a
few folks I could ask questions of as the project unfolds!  Thanks
again!
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Kaye Steward
Teacher Librarian
Bellerose Composite High School
49 Giroux Road
St.Albert, Alberta Canada  T8N 1M8
(403)460-8490
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