I would first check with policy/ procedure book or your district media
supervisor or head of curriculum/instruction ( not principal). There
should be some policy/procedure to follow. We are dealing with (for the
most part) taxpayer dollars and there are some legal procedures for
discarding ANY such materials.
If your district does not have a policy in place, check with local ESD,
state media library association, or state ed system to find out what to
do (and maybe work to get one in place).
It is worth saving a FEW of the discards to use as examples when showing
kids how to take care of books, presenting budget requests, or for PR
activities. I keep a couple of moldy(in sealed bags), food-glued, chewed
(dogs and kids), wrecked covers, and antiques ('someday we'll land on
the moon' USSR, 'Experiments for boys'), well worn classics, etc.
Especially for the damaged books, I try to keep popular titles, the
impact is greater when you show HP and the when a peanutbutter sandwich
was used for a bookmark.
Robert Eiffert,Media Specialist
Pacific Middle School
Evergreen SD, Vancouver Washington
beiffert@attbi.com
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From: School Library Media & Network Communications
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Taliah Abdullah
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 12:00 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: unattractive weeds-what now?
I have weeded some of the picture book collection, and am now wondering
what to do with the books. Originally I thought I would offer books to
the teachers, then those left to students. As I am going through these
books I am unsure of this offering. I, myself, would not want some of
these books. Coffee-stained, torn, but taped up pages, food smudges,
etc. I am disgusted just touching some of them and can see why they may
not have circulated. Besides being old and boring looking they are just
plain dirty. Do I put my personal feelings aside and set the books out
for the taking and let others judge for themselves?
Also do you offer materials to teachers first, and then students or vice
versa. I was thinking about setting some books out during registration
on Aug. 15 for students and parents, but the teachers don't officially
come back until the following week. Or should I wait until school
begins, offer to the teachers, and any left over students are welcome to
take. Any advice is appreciated.
Taliah Abdullah, Librarian
MLK Jr. Elementary School
Urbana, IL 61801
bklover10@hotmail.com
"Education is your passport to the future,
for tomorrow belongs to the people who
prepare for it today"
El Hajj Malik El Shabazz
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