Re: Librarian image.......

[Diane Gallagher-Hayashi <daichan@SHAW.CA>]

It cracks me up that the stereotype of the silent library continues even
in my school where the library is NEVER quiet.  We always have 15-20 kids in
working on assignments and studying (of sorts) over and above whatever
classes happen to be booked in.  This is in a library that is supposed to
seat maximum 70.  Do the math - 2 classes of 30 each plus the 15-20 extra
with 70 chairs.  We usually have some kids sitting on the floor in the
various different corners around the room.  Silent?  HAH!

  Diane Gallagher-Hayashi
  Teacher-Librarian
  Stelly's School
  Saanich School District (63)
  Saanichton, British Columbia
  Canada
  Diane_Hayashi@sd63.bc.ca
  daichan@shaw.ca

  "I may not be an explorer, or an adventurer, or a treasure-seeker, or a
gunfighter, Mr. O'Connell, but I am proud of what I am...I, am a librarian!"
  The Mummy
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Taliah Abdullah" <bklover10@HOTMAIL.COM>
  To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
  Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 9:58 AM
  Subject: Re: Librarian image......


  > I saw this segment of 60 minutes and can confirm everything that Mary
wrote.
  >
  > I was watching it with my 12 year old daughter, and her comment after MM
  > talks about the publisher changing their decision not to publish after
being
  > inundated with calls and mail from librarians was "Wow Mom, librarians
can
  > change things like that? Of course I had to tell her that librarians can
do
  > any and everything:) But also had to give credit to those not fortunate
  > enough to be in our wonderful profession, telling her that if anybody
  > believes strongly enough in something wonderful things can happen.
  >
  > When commenting about the chat room, MM mentions that he didn't even
know
  > that librarians visited chat rooms. He asks "what do they discuss/do?"
  > SHHHHing. Common stereotype. I know am I not a shhher. I do expect a
certain
  > amount of noise or lack thereof, depending on the activitiy. Anyone else
out
  > there have to deal with teachers/people thinking that library has to be
  > deathly silent place?
  >
  >
  > Taliah Abdullah, Teacher-Librarian
  > MLK Jr. Elementary School
  > Urbana, IL 61801
  >
  > "Education is your passport
  > to the future, for tomorrow
  > belongs to the people who
  > prepare for it today"
  > El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
  >
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