My cooperating teacher, when I did my library student teaching, had a fool
proof method for discarding 'perfectly good books'. Having been burned
once... She would 'carpet' the floor of her office with the discards
opened spine up, and walk on them. Within a month they were prime
candidates for discarding. (a hint for some lmnetters, the district had
named its new elementary schools for astronauts).
Personally, I feel that discards should be recycled. Covers taken off and
trashed, and the paper recycled. There are firms which will pay by weight,
and then there will be no complaints.
Dan Robinson
HW Wilson Company
Bronx, NY
drobinson@hwwilson.com
On 2 Dec 2004 at 20:19, Endlich, Rebecca (EWHS) wrote:
> Alan's school is also a Catholic High School but even so, it has been
> widely discussed that the public of any stripe does not react well to
> seeing what they perceive as "still good books" discarded or gotten rid of
> in any way. I think this is a very risky idea not worth the probably bad
> PR. I have been the librarian in four different libraries over my career
> and in every one, the most common complaint against the past librarian was
> "getting rid of perfectly good books." For that reason, I do it as quietly
> and discreetly as possible. The complaints come from staff, by the way, who
> ought to be more cognizant of kids getting outdated information. So you can
> imagine the probable public reaction.
>
> Rebecca Endlich
> Librarian
> Edmonds-Woodway High School
> 7600-212th SW
> Edmonds WA 98026
> endlichr@edmonds.wednet.edu
> 425-670-7311 ext. 6127 fax ext. 7922
> http://staff.edmonds.wednet.edu/users/endlichr/default.htm
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Katie Voss [mailto:kvoss@STBENEDICT.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 9:56 AM
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Fwd: Re: [LM_NET] TARGET: used book sales
> worthwhile?
>
>
> To clarify, I do work for a Catholic high school, so I don't think this
> would be an issue.
>
> Thanks,
> Katie
>
> >I was about to compose a note to you when I read Allan's. As
> >a public school, we cannot sell books that were bought with
> >public funds -- even if these books would be discarded
> >anyway, and even if the money would e recycled right back
> >into the school and/or library. Sounds crazy, but it's true.
> >Perhaps you wouldn't have any problems if you strictly sold
> >donated books.
> >Colette Lageoles
> >NYC
> >
> >
> >
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> > Subject:
> > Re: [LM_NET] TARGET: used book sales worthwhile?
> > From:
> > "Dr. Allan O'Grady Cuseo" <library@BKHS.ORG>
> > Date:
> > Thu, 2 Dec 2004 12:22:58 -0500
> > To:
> > LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
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> > To:
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> >
> >When I was in the public schools we had a disastrous book sale. We sold
> >discarded books and some gift books - and it all blew up in our face. We
> had
> >many complaints that we were selling public property (even though the
> >money was going back to the school). Even worse were the comments that if
> >we
> could
> >afford to sell old books - we certainly didn't need any budget for new
> >books.
> >
> >Allan
> >
> >Dr. Allan O'Grady Cuseo (Brother Donogh Allan, MGC)
> >Bishop Kearney High School Library
> >125 Kings Highway South
> >Rochester, New York 14617
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> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Katie Voss" <kvoss@STBENEDICT.COM>
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> >Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 11:26 AM
> >Subject: [LM_NET] TARGET: used book sales worthwhile?
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> >>Hi all,
> >>
> >>I've been weeding like crazy over the past two months, and my principal
> >>has asked me to find out the profitability of having a book sale. We are
> >>a small high school of 300 with a very small budget, so it would be great
> >>if we could raise some money for the library. Has anybody had a very
> >>successful book sale? Can you share the perks and pitfalls of these
> >>sales?
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> >>As always, thank you very much,
> >>Katie Voss
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