Great ideas -- I have a junior who is bringing me his entire DVD collection
to watch at home - one DVD at a time. So far I have watched horrible (to me)
movies such as Day of Dead, etc. He seems to enjoy bloody pix....right now I
have Gremlins 1 and 2 to watch. Others drag in their IPods for show me - I
think they believe I am an old fossil they need to bring up to date.
Several of the library club watch Smurfs on TV every morning before school.
Can you believe I had never seen the cartoon before? I, too, have chess and
trivial pursuit games - they are used basically by our Chess teams and
Mastermind teams but they are stored in the library - so anyone can use
them. Food outside the cafe is a no-no in the school so I can't allow that.
I also seem to supply the school with Kleenex. Also, several students have
brought in cups as they wish to partake of the water in my office. I am very
proud that whenever we have shadow days for prospective students, the
Kearney kid makes sure the visitor sees the library.
Keep up the good work!
Allan
Dr. Allan O'Grady Cuseo (Brother Donogh Allan, MGC)
Bishop Kearney High School Library
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Rochester, New York 14617
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Patnode" <Sun85@AOL.COM>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: [LM_NET] High school media center as a hub
> Susan -
>
> I'm at a small school so I can't speak for every situation, but I found
that
> saying yes to as much as feasible helps. Break the boundaries of what
> the library is perceived to be and welcome everything in...music,
gatherings,
> meetings, exhibits, so that everyone in the school gets to see the place.
> Make sure what they see is warm, inviting and helpful, a place they want
> to return to.
>
> As much as possible, don't close at lunch and don't lock up at the end of
> the last period. I have trivia games and chess during lunch, and
students
> may bring food in (the deal is they are careful with it and clean up...so
> far,
> so good). I'm not crazy about spending time in the teacher's room
anyway.
> I'd rather spend time teaching the kids something and getting them used
> to the library as the place to be. There's a wide variety of quick stuff
you
> can do with them. I ask them about current events, what they've heard on
> the news, what they're watching on TV, their personal interests, etc.,
while
> playing games. The conversation flows more easily if it's incidental.
>
> Let them bring things in to show you. I have kids who bring in guitars
to
> play. One is bringing in his new bike as soon as it comes in. Another
is
> bringing in his new
> paintball equipment. Anything they mention to you, invite them to bring
it
> in if
> possible. They may not want to bother, but they'll remember the
invitation.
>
> Have something going on often so that the library is included in the
morning
> and afternoon announcements at least once or twice a week, even if it's
to
> announce you're open at lunch for games, or looking for overdue books,
> or to announce upcoming events. Keep the library in everyone's mind
> constantly.
>
> Keep the collection as current as the budget will allow so that people
see
> new stuff all the time. When my money runs low, I go to the public
library,
> borrow THEIR copies of shiny new YA books for a month and circulate them
> until I can afford to buy my own copies.
>
> Music, comfortable chairs and floor cushions, warm lighting, soft music,
> and most of all, answers to everyone's questions.
>
> Best wishes -
> Steve
>
>
>
>
>
> Steve Patnode
> Grades 7-12 SLMS
> Chazy Central Rural School
> Chazy, NY 12921
> sun85@aol.com
>
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