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This is an amazing list serv. I have been reading 5 days worth of great sharing -- major snow storm in the Northeast. The wealth of advice about advocating our profession has been extremely helpful . My issue is how a couple teachers assume that I am available to provide them with additional "free time." Recently, my adult library aide retired after 11 years of dedicated service to our high school. He will be turning 80 years young in February. Bill added so much to the atmosphere of the library and was such a positive influence on our young people. Last year, the students dedicated the yearbook to him. My Principal and I will be interviewing candidates for an adult library aide in January. In the meantime, I have made only one minor adjustment to student-use of the library -- study hall students must obtain their passes from me during the period that I am team teaching World History in the Library. (I have my degree in Secondary Social Sciences as well as my MLIS degree.) There has been no problems since this does not restrict classes and students from classes to use library's resources. Last week was an extremely busy week. My school has a 7-class-period-day. On a daily basis, three to four classes use the Library for research activities and/or word processing. On Friday, I had 5 classes scheduled. I only close the Library if 2 or more classes are using the Library's resources and/or computers. In the afternoon, the Library was inundated with study hall students. There was a behavioral issue. Since there was a class in the Library, I asked the teacher to keep an eye on the other students so that I might return the student to his study hall. What I discovered was the following: one study hall teacher was downstairs photocopying; the other study hall teacher was just returning to her empty study hall. Ideas generated from you regarding the need to schedule specific times to do our prescribed Library jobs is a definite must. It validates what we really do. I must do this on a daily basis and not when I have time. Normally, I print a weekly library schedule but with Bill retired I was not able to do one last week. Also, at the beginning of each school year, I send a memo to Teachers outlining specific reasons that students may use the Library. I share this with you as a forum. I will be speaking to the two teachers tomorrow about the above mention situation. Any words of wisdom will be greatly appreciated. TY Maureen D. Aube, LMS Franklin High School Library Franklin, NH 03235 maube@franklin.k12.nh.us mdaube@together.net "Children remind us of who we were while helping us to see who we have become." =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archive: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml LM_NET Select/EL-Announce: http://www.cuenet.com/archive/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ven.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-