periodicals

[Larry & Laura Mason <lmason2@MARKTWAIN.NET>]

I am just beginnning my second year as school librarian, and I have a
question for you about periodicals.  My predecessor used a service with
which I am pleased.  When she sent in the renewal in 1998 she changed it
from her name to mine.  This year I sent the renewal and changed our address
because we now have 911 addresses.  As a result of all of this, we are
getting duplicate magazines---the secretary said that last year she took the
initiative of contacting the magazines to have subscriptions extended since
we were getting duplicates. (thanks!)

I would like to be able to send in the renewal next year and have all the
magazines due at the same time and renewed for the same time period.  Am I
wasteful to just let those duplicate copy subscriptions run their course?  I
can always give them away to someone at school.  It just seems that if I
contact the publishers this year and extend the subscriptions then I'll have
a bunch of magazines with a variety of renewal dates.

What do you all suggest?

Laura Mason
Librarian/Grant Writer
Shelby County C-1 Schools
Shelbyville, MO  63469
lmason2@marktwain.net (summer)

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