Re: GEN(libraians without students (gasp!))

[glassmaid <glasmaid@OSPREY.NET>]

     Why is it  that unless we are hip deep in children somehow we are goofing
off.  I too have children until the last dog in hung.  I don't mind the kids, but
it is frustrating when I have to come back and work until 2:00 am to get the
closing up finished.  Do principals really understand the amount of actual value
the materials in the center represent.   I know my little collection cost at least
70,000 .  Would they be so caviler with other aspects the school's resources.  Lack
of care equals loss of the school's investment. Perhaps educating them on the
amount of resources you are directly responsible for may help.
     Part of the problem is the teachers really don't understand that we too have a
vital part in the school  that requires us to do tasks that do not include
supervision of students.
    Oh well , it's a good thing I like the school at 2:00 am .  It's quiet,
peaceful and I've gotten use to the idea that I am hanging out in a room that
includes material written by a lot of folks who are now dead.   Think about it.

Victoria Rubottom
Media Specialist
Sacred Heart School
Emporia , Ks

glasmaid@osprey.net



Merrill Spaeth wrote:

> Dear Friends and Fellow Library Media Specialists,
>
> I know that the issue of INVENTORY has been discussed frequently and
> I have found lots of helpful information in the archives.  An elementary
> principal has taken issue with the year end procedures for our district
> libraries (10 elem, 2 jhs, 2 hs). All libraries are open for research and quiet
> study until the last day of school, although formal classes and circulation
> end 2 weeks prior to the close of school In her memo she says:  " ...It has
> been my observation that 2 weeks without classes is excessive.  It also
> seems relatively inequitable when one considers the incredible work
> required from classroom teachers to wrap up their school year..."   .I am
> uncomfortable with this line of thinking and am seeking some constructive
> responses to this statement.  TIA
>
> Merrill Spaeth
> Librarian, Wappingers School District
> Wappingers Falls, NY
>
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