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I'm with Ken. I buy the books I want to read and use the library mainly for reference. I remember countering teacher restrictions by making a policy that teacher requests for a required type of book were ** in addition ** to the regular circulation limits. Even in a small library with very limited books, I felt that it was not fair to the students to limit their reading. Dan Robinson Indexing Services H.W. Wilson Company Bronx, NY drobinson@hwwilson.com On 8 Jul 98 at 8:06, Ken Umbach wrote: > Hi ... this reminds me of my library experience long ago (in the marvelous > historical landmark A.K. Smiley Public Library, Redlands, California). I > had an advanced reading level (nominally college level by the time I was in > 6th grade). My parents signed the form so that I could check books out from > the adult section (not "adult" in today's terms! -- the main section of the > library, distinct from the children's section), and I spent many, many happy > hours trolling the stacks and hauling home all sorts of books. > > That matter of waiting for books, though ... these days, I buy a LOT of new > books (in hardback, even), as life is too short to wait for the library > (even the one I work in!) to buy and process new books, assuming the library > will even order them. I'll die broke, but well read. > > Regards, > > Ken > > At 08:46 AM 7/8/98 -0600, you wrote: > >When I was in first and second grade in the mid 1950's we went to get books > >once a week and I absolutely HATED IT that we could only select from a > >certain section. That long ago experience has really influenced me to > >never restrict what a student can check out. Another memory is having to > >wait weeks for a new book to be processed. We make it a practice to get a > >material to a child or teacher within hours or even minutes. > -- > Kenneth W. Umbach, Ph.D., Policy Analyst, California Research Bureau, > California State Library, 900 N Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA 95814 > E-mail: kumbach@unlimited.net (or kumbach@library.ca.gov) > Phone: (voice) 916-653-6002 (fax) 916-654-5829 > Personal Web page and selected papers: http://members.unlimited.net/~kumbach > This message reflects my opinion, not that of my employer or anyone else. > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= To quit LM_NET (or set NOMAIL or DIGEST), Send an email message to listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST * NOTE: Please allow time for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help & Archives see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=