GEN: Opening day?

["H. Grant" <hgrant@GATECOM.COM>]

I am curious to know when most school libraries open at the start of a
new year and when they close at the end of the year.  I can't imagine
many are open from day one of school; there is just too much to do.

I am a new ms and must spend the first 3.5 days of school (with the
students) handling and distributing textbooks (which I view solely as a
duty of mine but not part of my duties as the media specialist).  I am
coming into a library that needs some reorganization of everything
including the collection.  Most of the collection needs to be physically
reclassified (not in the OPAC thankfully) and sorted through.  I would
prefer to have the library closed for the first 2 weeks of school (in
addition to the 3.5 days for textbook distribution).  This is only 4
days more than the outgoing ms had.  I just want to be sure this isn't
unreasonable to my staff.  Those whom I am spoken with are pretty
understanding about the need for change but I don't know how it will
play to the entire staff and administration.

Thanks,
H. Grant
hgrant@gatecom.com
Highland Middle School
Highland, Michigan

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