Karla Phillippe, Librarian
Helena Elem. School
Helena, MO. 64459
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karla@savannah.k12.mo.us
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Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 23:28:45 -0400
To: "Karla Phillippe" <phi3535@ccp.com>
From: Gail Grainger <ggrainger@deweybrowse.org>
Subject: Re: Re: library closing for inventory
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Hi Karla,
I think this was just sent to me, not to the list. PLEASE send it to
the list. I hate inventory, but the thought of it not being done makes me
crazy.
Gail
>Hello All!
>
>I feel that doing inventory is a necessary part of our job each year. I
>like to know exactly what
>I have in each of my two small elementary schools. Both are automated and
>one I can't use my
>scanner because of hardware/software problems so do it the old way. Shelf
>card reading, my aide
>and I can do this in about a week, while still holding classes! (We play
>games, do worksheets, or
>watch library skills videos- no checking out during these 2 weeks.)
>
>Missing books are very prevalent in one of my schools all year long. We
>begin the year off
>preaching respect and responsibility but the books still keep disappearing.
>The home life of
>someof the students is terrible, but if they can find $20.00 to spend at
>school carnival time or
>book fair time then they can be responsible for paying for a lost/ abused
>book.
>
>We cut the students off 2 weeks before school is out but teachers can keep
>things until the last
>day. If a report or project is assigned, then we allow students books
>longer than this and check
>them in when they are finished.
>
>When inventoring I find many good books that I've forgotten we had, I weed
>at the same time,
>put aside books that need repair, or new covers, and make a mental list of
>items that should
>be ordered next year.
>
>Yes, I'd like to be helping teachers with cooperative projects these last
>two weeks, but most
>of them are busy trying to look busy. The kids are ready to be out of
>school and with field
>trips, field day, extra projects for our graduating 6th graders, and other
>interruptions the kids
>aren't really settling down to do much reading. The classroom teachers have
>many books in
>their rooms and we encourage all students to go into town and use the p
>ublic library for
>summer reading. No, I can't have my libraries open in the summer. I'm
>going to work on that.
>
>Hope this helps those media specialists wondering if they should inventory
>or not to step
>forward and see what they really have in their collection. You'd really be
>surprised at some
>of the items they have buried away.
>
>Karla Phillippe, Librarian
>Helena Elem School
>phi3535@ccp.com
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Gail Grainger <ggrainger@DEWEYBROWSE.ORG>
>To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
>Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 6:28 PM
>Subject: Re: library closing for inventory
>
>
>> I feel that a very important part of the job is maintaining the
>> collection. Your catalog should reflect what is in your collection. If
>you
>> don't do an inventory, that can't happen. I do an inventory every year,
>and
>> that is the way my Principal wants it, as he feels the catalog should
>> reflect the collection. I also use the number of books weeded, purchased
>> the previous year, and the total # of items in the collection in my budget
>> justification. If you do not do an inventory for several years, and have
>> been reporting how many items are in your collection, what happens when
>you
>> finally do one, and you are off by 1500 items? How frustrated are students
>> and teachers when they can't find the material they need because the
>> catalog shows you have the book, but it isn't there? As far as doing
>> inventory and the number of degrees that you have, maintaining the
>> collection is part of the job.
>> Students books are due back a week before the end of school, but if
>> they really need a book, I let them have it. Teachers can check books out
>> until the end. I don't have scheduled classes during inventory--I am on a
>> flex/fixed schedule (K-8). Students can use the library until the end of
>> the year for research. Classroom teachers have book collections in their
>> rooms, so students do have books to read. I have a part time aide, and she
>> does most of the inventory. In the past when I did not have an aide, I
>> tried to get volunteers to help.
>> My 2 cents,
>> Gail
>> PS--I don't like doing inventory!
>> --
>> Gail Shea Grainger
>> Librarian, Chesterfield School, Chesterfield, NH
>> K-12 Web site cataloged by Dewey Decimal Classification
>> http://www.deweybrowse.org ggrainger@deweybrowse.org
>>
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