Re: re Trelease article

["Dorothy E. Tissair" <ricflair@MAIL2.NAI.NET>]

I heartily agree with Joni on this it is not about food and drink in the
library it is about making the library Media center a place where students
want to be.  As a matter of fact the only time I saw food and drink in the
LMC that brought me to go to library school was at evening PTO meetings.
However, both of my children found reasons to spend their lunch periods in
the high school library.  For the oldest, it was the three computer labs
where he learned to program and do a large variety of multi-media projects
including designing his first computer game.  For the younger one it was a
place to find books to read.  The both sent a large amount of time in the
library, especially, choosing to spend their "lunch" time without food. My
kids were not alone in doing this.  I enjoyed substituting there so much
that I regained a career goal that I had set aside two decades earlier.  I
am trying to make my LMC into that kind of place.
Dorothy E. Tissair
Library Media Specialist
Mark Twain School
Hartford, CT

ricflair@mail2.nai.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joni J Rathbun" <jrathbun@OREDNET.ORG>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2000 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: re Trelease article


> On Sun, 30 Jul 2000, C & A Laferla wrote:
>
>
> Well, if it's any comfort, I've never had a book damaged as a
> result of our activities in the library. It wasn't difficult
> at all for the students to understand where and when certain
> things are allowed.
>
> But I see the point of the article as going  beyond food
> and drink in the library! Or perhaps I should say I don't think
> the article's point was to bring food and drink into a school
> library. I think it was to encourge us to design and market
> user friendly, comfortable environments that invite users
> into its fold.
>
>
>
> >
> > Though I have a fair amount of budget, I can't spend my budget on
> > replacing books rather than buying new ones.  Also, since my school
> > prepares children both for our Sixth form and then to University, at
> > both premises, food and drink isn't allowed.  Thus, if I manage to get
> > their habit of doing good things now, later on it will be simpler for
> > them to act natural.
> >
> > Now if they happen to be in a library which can afford other things,
> > well, good luck for them!  I don't know at your end what kids really
> > need, but here in Malta, one of the lessons which our students need to
> > learn is responsibility towards things [books] which are theirs.  Trying
> > to teach them that 'money' - and they have plenty of it - is not the
> > only thing in the world.
> >
> > These are my views. I am glad that all of us shared his own opinion.
> > This is responsibility and maturity.  Thanks to all.
> >
> > TIA
> > CLaudio Laferla - Librarian
> > St. Martin's College
> > Middle/High School
> > Malta - Europe
> > camm@maltanet.net
> >
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