Hi all,
I would also be asking why the kids are coming to the library? Is it
because there is no other place for them to go where they feel safe, warm,
happy, etc..... If your space is the ONLY space then the solution might be
to create another space to share the load.
I typically have 50-75 kids per lunch (2 lunches) in the library and it's
great. I'd say that 90% of the kids are well behaved, on task and getting
along. One day a few weeks ago I had 2 full classes plus the usual lunch
bunch and although it was understandably noisy, not a discouraging word was
heard -- everyone was on task, working and respecting each others right to a
good working environment. Every chair, couch, window seat, etc.... was full
( I have about 100 chairs), but it worked.
Joanne Benson Glasgow
Library Media Specialist
Evergreen High School
830 SW 116th Street
Seattle, WA 98146
206-433-2311 ext 235 or 236
"Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but,
unlike charity, it should end there."
Clare Booth Luce
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dr. Allan O'Grady Cuseo [SMTP:library@BKHS.ORG]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 6:52 AM
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
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> First thing I would do is manage who comes to the library. I would
> institute
> a system where students see you prior to the lunch periods to have passes
> signed or whatever system you use. Otherwise, you are not a library you
> are
> an annex to the cafeteria or a holding pen for students with nowhere to
> go.
> I don't have that problem as our lunch periods are only 21 min long so I
> only get maybe 2-3 students who want library. I usually limit our Learning
> Activity Period to between 25-40 students. I really can't work with more
> than that succesfully as I am a staff of one. All need to have their
> agenda
> books signed by me before noon of the day they wish to come --- exceptions
> are made for emergencies and if there is room.
>
> I was in one school about 30 years ago that allowed students to come from
> study hall - with permission of the teacher - and each study hall was
> limited to 10 students. It never worked well. Some study halls had more
> than
> 10 who wish to come to the library while others had only 1 or 2 but the 10
> students (established by the principal) was firm. I lasted one month with
> that rule, handed in my resignation stating that I was not a monitor I was
> a
> librarian. The principle asked me for a better system and I developed the
> one I mentioned above. Hope this helps.
>
> Allan
>
> Dr. Allan O'Grady Cuseo (Brother Donogh Allan, MGC)
> Bishop Kearney High School Library
> 125 Kings Highway South
> Rochester, New York 14617
>
> 585-342 -4000 x231
> 585-342- 4694 (FAX)
>
> acuseo@bkhs.org
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anne Immediato" <anni@PASSAIC-CITY.K12.NJ.US>
> To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 7:24 AM
> Subject: TARGET
>
>
> > We are a large urban high school with approximately 2900 students with
> five lunch
> > periods. Every day the Library Media Center is bombarded with a heavy
> influx of
> > study hall and lunch students (we have no limit on the number). Many
> come
> to the
> > LMC just to hang around, talk and often cause disturbances. I am
> looking
> to
> > revamp the system, eliminating those who waste time while still
> accommodating
> > those students who genuinely need to do school work.
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Anne Immediato
> > Library Media Specialist
> > Passaic High School
> > 170 Paulison Ave.
> > Passaic, NJ 07055
> > 973-470-5984
> >
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