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I remember weeding a large collection of her books, finding one in which someone says of Betsy or Billy's new puppy, "It's a b -- h!" --Anne On Dec 21, 2005, at 8:30 AM, MARY KATE CULLINAN CULLINAN wrote: > Everyone, > > Thanks for all of your imput! Since I posted I have had 2 kids check > out her books so I'm going to wait and see if more books go out this > year. Here is my original question and all the responses. > > > >> Hello Everyone, >> >> I'm thinking about weeding all the Carolyn Haywood books in my K-5 >> collection. They seem so "dated" but I don't have a lot of money to >> immediately replace the books with more recent ones. Students look >> at the >> covers and put them back. So does anyone still have these books in >> your >> collection? >> > > > > But oh they are such good stories - I remember how I enjoyed them. It > is > too bad that todays children don't appreciate them - instead they want > all > that gory stuff! Of course, this statement dates me! :) > > I loved this set when I was growing up and yes it was dated even > then.... > However if you do decide to let them go, please let me know I am > trying to > collect the whole set. > > Have some. Nancy Drew lovers seem to check them out a few times a > year. I have not thought to remove them yet. > > I got rid of the really ratty ones and replaced the > ones that were still IP. The first grade teacher here > still reads them aloud. and there is a demand for them > from students in grades 1-2-3. > > I have them but just got in new printings of them with more up to date > covers. The kids are loving them. > > I still have them, but they don't circulate much (if ever). > > We still have some of them. We can generally get the kids to read > "Snowbound with Betsy," but that's about it. I'd be anxious to hear > what > others say. > > I do and I have them on the shelves for the very same reason... can't > replace them, but they are ugly to look at. They even have that old > library smell too. > > I have those books in my K-5 collection as well. They don't circulate > well, but circulate occassionally just because they are AR. If you > get any responses on this topic, I would love to know. > > I think your thoughts are ones many of us have had. Last year, I did > weed duplicate copies and books with faded covers. However, I still > have several on the shelf because they meet the need of high level > first grade readers who are clamoring for a chapter book. We know > that there will not be objectionable material in them. Would be > interested in what others have done. > > I started pulling these when I started in libraries seven years ago. > They were dated when I read them as a child. The teacher that leaves > work when she gets married wasn't a reality in the early 70s. Even if > I don't have money to replace the titles, having books that turn > students off from reading, in my mind is worse than not having enough > books. > > I still have them in my K-3 collection, but was > considering withdrawal because my kids won't check > them out, either. > > My sister taught third grade five years ago, and she > read one or two of Carolyn Haywood's books to her > class, sparking an interest in those books in the > school library. The librarian was thrilled to see the > books checked out again because she didn't want to > weed them. Do you think you could enlist an ally > among the third grade teachers to do the same? > Those books were dated when I read them in the 70s but > I really liked them. My personal opinion is don't > weed them! > > I had both the betsy and Eddie books. Every year I would read B is for > Betsy to the first grade. We would discuss that Betsy went to school > at the same time as my mother and some of their grandparents. They > absolutely loved Betsy. They took her out a lot. However I did not do > the same with the Eddie books and they were not as popular. Also the > first 3 Betsy books have been republished in the last 5 years or so. > Give it a little publicity and see what happens. If nothing, them > discard > > I only have How the Reindeer saved Santa which is checked out currently > and her book of selected Halloween stories. > > Ugh! Heavens no! For precisely the reason you witnessed. > > My Haywood (and Lovelace) books are as old as the hills but every > couple of > years, I get a girl (usually a great reader) who reads through the > whole > series. I think they might circulate more if I invested in an updated > set. I > wouldn't throw mine out, but if yours truly haven't circulated in > many years, you > might consider it. > > I have a couple. I do like her Christmas Fantasy and Santa Claus > Forever, but the novels are never checked out. I should pitch them, > too. > > Hi, > "I hear you." I loved the Betsy books growing up (they were probably > NEW > then!) and got desparate enough now and then to read one of the Eddie > ones. > When I started, our library had most of both series plus a few others. > But, > little by little, I have weeded most of them out except for her > collection > of Halloween stories called "Halloween Treats" and maybe the original > Betsy > book (I'm home and can't check.) But they weren't being borrowed (and > I > wasn't promoting them) and, literally, the shelves in that section > were full > and there just wasn't any room. Besides, I'm hoping our local library > (which is in a small town) still has them or can get them through > interlibrary loan. I know, maybe more than a few years ago, they were > reissued with different covers but the same pictures inside. I wonder > if > those circulate. I'll be curious to hear the responses you get. > > I just pulled them all on Monday!!!!!!! The stories are great, but > they are so old, the books are worn out and the > covers so old fashioned. I gave them all to a fifth grade teacher. I > worked at another school in my district last year and weeded them > because no one read them. I hope this helps. > > oh, I've been having this debate myself for years! I LOVED the Betsy > books > when I was a kid...but I've only seen one circulate in the past five > years...we may just have to bite the bullet... > > I weeded mine several years ago. No one had checked them out in quite > awhile. I reread one, but it was very dated, and I knew I couldn't > comfortably recommend it to anyone. > > I weeded mine several years ago and no one ever missed them. They > never circulated, the pictures, while quaint, are dated and in black > and white which didn't appeal to the students. Even though you won't > be replacing them right away, you will have the shelf space for new > books when you do! > > These books were just recently re-released with shiny new read > covers--there has been a renewal of interest in these "old-fashioned" > authors, like Maud Hart Lovelace, Elizabeth Enright, Eleanor Estes, > and yes, Haywood as well. I suspect that what the students are > responding to are the outdated covers more than the actual content. I > don't know how to get around that (except maybe by "hand-selling" > them) and I don't know if that really answers your question about > whether or not to weed them. They might be a good choice for students > from more conservative families especially. > I love her books and was going to ask you if you would sell them to me > if you decide to weed them. I didn't know there would be any > controversy. I'll be interested in reading the responses. > > If you decide to weed I would be happy to pay for the shipping to get > them. > They were a childhood favorite of mine and I would love to won them. > Since > I grew up in the 50's, yes they probably are dated. However, I do > think at > least one has recently been reissued. You might want to check and see > if > any of the titles are still in print. > > We do, but they haven't circulated much. You could replace them with > Boxcar > Children books, perhaps. > > > > Mary Kate Cullinan > Media Specialist > School No. 12 > 638 Magie Avenue > Elizabeth, NJ 07208 > (908) 436-5669 > cullinanma@edu.elizabeth.k12.nj.us > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. 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