Book Truck Help

[Sandy Pomerantz <spomeran@MAIL.PHILA.K12.PA.US>]

Dear Colleagues,
        Our school has a building annex about a block away and they come to the
main building where my library is housed for library research and book
circulation, etc.  That is, they come when the teacher bothers to sign up
to bring them .  Since I went to flexible scheduling this year, only one
teacher from the Annex has been bringing his class regularly.  The others
have not even come once.  I've been rather upset. I met yesterday with the
principal and building committee for some ideas on improving my library
situation (only about a third of the main building has come for a library
visit; only the 5th grades are scheduled bi-weekly) Well the principal
suggested he pay for a book truck that I could wheel to the other building
like a bookmobile and visit classes, perhaps one morning or one day per
week , encouraging teachers to sign up for my services of going to their
rooms to give booktalks or lessons or do storytelling.  The others said
maybe I could suggest an exchange - if I come to a classroom for a special
presentation, they must then come over to the library for a session in
return.
        Well, I'm willing to give it a try.  I'd like to know if any of you have a
similar situation, and, if so, what are you doing to handle it?  Also, what
do you suggest as a good heavy duty book truck full of books to take back
and forth - down the hall, out the door and down a ramp, across an asphalt
schoolyard parking lot, down a sidewalk and up another ramp to the other
building, down their halls and at times, into an elevator, and back.
Probably I should have a plastic tarp for rainy day cover.Is it better to
use a truck with browser bins rather tan open sides, even slanted ones?  Help!
                                        TIA. Sandy P. in Philly
Sandy Pomerantz, Librarian
Central East Middle School
238 E. Wyoming Ave.
Phila., PA 12120
(215) 457-3037
spomeran@phila.k12.pa.us
"It's got to be the goin',
Not the gettin' there that's good!"  (Harry Chapin in song "Greyhound")

"But then, you could go both ways." (scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz")

Sandy Pomerantz, Librarian and Entertainer
Central East Middle School
238 E. Wyoming Ave.
Phila., PA 19120
(215) 456-3037 - Library
(215) 456-3012 _ School
(215) 456-0122 - Fax

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