Hi,
This is such a typical situation. We get at least one phone call per year from
someone who wants to donate National Geographic magazines. I can't quite figure
out why so many people think we might want them.
Seems to me that NGS is in the past---Most of it is too difficult elem. and middle
school kids to read and we don't even subscribe anymore. With TV, the web, online
resources etc etc NGS also doesn't have the appeal that it had years ago. We don't
even subscribe anymore--but we do get National Geographic Kids.
Regarding keeping magazines---we keep them only two years and our subscriptions are
very few since most is online. What we do subscribe to are the browsing magazines
that kids read for fun. We keep the current issues available for two day
checkout and after about 6 months they go in colorful crates for browsing. Kids
seem to enjoy digging through the crates ; these back issues of popular magazines
are VERY WELL used and we are really getting our money's worth out of the
subscription.
Mary Alice Anderson
On Wednesday, December 29, 2004, at 00:14AM, Tim and Carol Nanney
<nanney@AENEAS.NET> wrote:
>I will be taking over as librarian at our elementary school at the beginning of
>the year and I am in the process of weeding the library (something that has not
>been done in YEARS). We have National Geographic magazines dating back to the
>60's in storage which are NEVER touched. Any suggestions of what to do with them?
>How long do most of you keep other magazines in archives?
>Thanks for your help.
>Carol Nanney
>McKenzie Elementary School
>
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