I think this is probably a universal problem. I still remember discovering one day
that we were missing all the Tomie DePaola books. Every single one. A teacher
needed them RIGHT AWAY, and got a custodian to let her into the library in the
morning, and was in too much of a hurry to leave a note. (One of those cases where
her lack of planning became my emergency.) The books did eventually come back,
thank goodness.
It's my reason for barcoding absolutely EVERYTHING. The teachers thought I was
nuts, barcoding remotes, extension cords, VHS-C adaptors, battery rechargers, USB
cables...but now I actually know who borrowed it a week ago, "just for a minute." A
teacher borrowed a 3-hole paper punch from me, and asked me if I wanted to stick a
barcode on before she took it!
Moving stuff sometimes helps, too. We had our digital cameras and flash drives in
a cupboard in the library office, and we noticed a developing trend of people
helping themselves to the materials without stopping at the circulation desk. So
we moved all the stuff to a different cupboard, so the staff will have to ask for
the materials again, at least for a little while.
Anne-Marie Gordon, Librarian
Livonia Primary School
Livonia, NY
agordon@livoniacsd.org
http://www.livoniacsd.org/primaryschool/gordon/index.htm
"So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray,
Go throw your TV set away,
And in its place you can install,
A lovely bookshelf on the wall."
* Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
>>> Robin Shtulman <shtulman@ERVING.COM> 05/02/06 2:47 PM >>>
Hello, sympathetic ear:
I don't need advice -- just a place to vent without making my
colleagues crazy.
How can we convince our otherwise wonderful classroom staff that they
must sign out library materials? How many times have I heard 'Oh,
I'm just taking this to my room for a minute' and the item is never
seen again? Everyone thinks he or she is soooo responsible and will
not forget. Each and every one means well.
Sigh.
Thanks.
Robin Shtulman
Erving Elementary School
28 Northfield Rd.
Erving, MA 01344
413-423-3326
shtulman@erving.com
http://www.erving.com/library/erving_library.htm
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