Lisa,
I think it is a matter of how much money a library budget has.
In a <good> year I get $2000 total for 600 kids. How can I possibly spend
$100 on a library journal?
My administration does not require me to buy "reviewed" books.
By the time I purchase supplies, get the newest Caldecotts, replace a few
old favorites, add to a few collections, like Junie B. Jones and Arthur, and
throw in a few snake or pet books, the money is GONE.
Sad, but true,
Karen DeFrank, LMS
Bullock School
Glassboro, NJ 08028
kdefrank@glassboro.k12.nj.us
> From: Lisa Von Drasek <lisav@BNKST.EDU>
> Reply-To: Lisa Von Drasek <lisav@BNKST.EDU>
> Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 11:30:03 -0500
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: SLJ Subscription
>
> Dear Colleagues
>
> I am puzzled by this discussion of whether or not SLJ is worth the price. =
> As=20
> a member of the Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College I have =
> access to almost every children's book published. Even though I read most =
> picture books published during the year and around four to six middle =
> readers and one YA book a week, I still read Booklist, Horn Book, SLJ, =
> Kirkus and Voya. As time allows I look forward to The Bulletin of the =
> Center For Children's Books, Five Owls and Riverbank Review. When I read =
> books it is my informed opinion. Each review is only one person's opinion. =
> Often reviews add insights on a text that I never would have come to with =
> my own meager faculties. I need the collective wisdom of my professional =
> cohort to make sound collection development decisions. Especially in these =
> times of tight materials budgets. These journals are not an extra but an =
> essential tool for my job. I often discover material I would not =
> otherwise have found for curriculum support. Especially video and audio =
> reviews. I note with interest that what Booklist points out as the Best of =
> The Year are not always the same as SLJ starred reviews. I refer to back =
> issues- Do I need to explain what weeding is to teachers and parents- SLJ =
> was there for me. Do I need more money for reference materials- I return =
> to the editorial about "what an A paper costs" How about those reference =
> books reviews? I am grateful to our colleagues who volunteer their time to =
> examine these materials and recommend them for my library. Lisa
>
>
>
>
> Lisa Von Drasek, MLIS
> Children's Librarian
> Bank Street College of Education
> 610 West 112th St
> NY NY 10025
>
> lisav@bnkst.edu
>
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