Jeff, you gave me the first genuine laugh of the day! I think you could expand
that into a publishable article.
I have a HUGE TV in my elementary library. Every day for the first two months of
school, kids came in for library time expecting a video. It DOES get used on days
when I'm not there, but I can't take responsiblity for that! Interestingly
enough, it is only the PK-3 that seem to fall into that trap.
Librarians can go on the offensive: We opted to not check out books over the break
(I got outvoted) SO I packed up boxes of Christmas books and took them to each
classroom so they would have something to read this week if they had a need to fill
a few spare minutes. I thought the first grade teacher was going to kiss me.
Another thought would be a traveling storytime...visit each class for a special
story hour, complete with snack. OR plan a special time in the library INSTEAD of
video time. AND I'm in the process of discarding a large assortment of old videos.
If it doesn't have educational merit, I won't keep it!
We are not limited to being the copyright curmedgeons of our schools! We can use
creativity to provide more entertaining options.
Susie Waring
Librarian
OLS Seton Middle Campus
Endicott, NY
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