I was once a librarian in a private school and while our collection was the
envy of many public schools in the area, there were areas of media service
we simply couldn't offer because of being one small school (technology,
database subscriptions, etc). The public schools in that county allowed us
to check out videos from their central library and often allowed us to
borrow other materials that were beyond our scope of collection development
but useful to one or two projects. I would have been happy to reciprocate
with the public schools. Is it the public schools' responsibility to share
with neighboring private schools? No, I don't think so... but it would be a
nice way to foster community spirit and help spread the idea that your
library is a welcoming space.
Perhaps, if you are concerned about budget issues, you could ask the private
school to get their parents/community involved in providing some materials
to your library. The school could really push "the golden rule" and help you
out. You could provide a wish list of books/materials you need and ask the
school to encourage families to donate some of those items in exchange for
their use of your facility. You could also create a form letter with a space
for parent signatures that explains the rules of replacing lost or damaged
materials to cover you in such cases. Just a thought. ssg
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> From: "Pat Smith" <psmith@SW.WEDNET.EDU>
> To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 12:39 PM
> Subject: [LM_NET] Target+Vent:Private sch. request to use public school
> library
>
>
> > Our public school library has been asked if the kids from a Christian
> school across the street may come over to check out books from our library.
> I believe that private schools should develop their own resources or use the
> public library, as we receive no state funding for their students. We have a
> very small budget and our resources are stretched thin as it is, it sets a
> dangerous precedent as there are many private schools in our area, etc. I
> would have said no from the getgo, however my assistant, was the one who
> talked with the person making the request and took it directly to the
> principal (I know - I need to take care of that too!). Though I presented
> the arguments above, the principal is saying that the Christian school folks
> are taxpayers too and she will "look into whether we can say no". So - do
> any of you open your collections to private schools? Do public school
> libraries have a responsiblity to open our collections to private schools?
> >
> > Pat Youngman Smith MLS
> > Teacher/Librarian
> > South Whidbey Primary
> > Langley, Washington
> > psmith@sw.wednet.edu
> >
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