I want to re-enforce what Allan has said. We do encourage our teachers
to check out materials; we do check them for for them often. That said,
we NEVER embarrass a teacher or belittle them.
These are not my materials. They belong to the school - all of us - and
we say that often. It is much easier to share what I think of as "our
materials". My thinking is that these materials will come back home -
they have our ownership markings and barcodes.
Yes, I want to be a responsible steward of all our materials and I
prefer to have them properly checked out, but people are always more
important than "stuff". If we treat everyone with respect we are more
likely to create a positive feeling about the library. Positive feelings
are more likely to produce co-operative behavior - from students, from
faculty, and from parents. That's my goal in all we do.
We provide an important function in our school and want to continue to
have the support of faculty and administration, students and teachers.
We won't exist without that kind of support.
Just my two cents!
Sue McGown, Librarian
St. John's School
Houston, TX.
Dr. Allan O'Grady Cuseo wrote:
>The only way I have to tried to solve some of this - and it happens more
>than we want to think - is to gently take the item out of the teacher's
>hands and tell them "I will sign it out for you -- helps me to know where
>everything is." This does work. If I can't do that, then I make a written
>note to myself that teacher A has item B - and I sign it out after they s/he
>leaves.
>
>I have been bold enough to walk to a teacher's room and gently say to the
>teacher - 'I was so busy/distracted when you were in the library that I
>didn't have time to sign this out to you. Let me do it now." Usually only
>happens once and s/he know I am aware.
>
>And in the big scheme of things - I have to ask myself if it is worth it to
>embarrass the teacher and lose the contact - or is better to lose the item,.
>But then, I have even gone to a teacher's room after school and removed the
>"stolen" item and returned it.
>
>Allan
>
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>Dr. Allan O'Grady Cuseo (Brother Donogh Allan, MGC)
>Bishop Kearney High School Library
>125 Kings Highway South
>Rochester, New York 14617
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>585-342 - 4694 (FAX)
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>From: "Robin Shtulman" <shtulman@ERVING.COM>
>To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 2:47 PM
>Subject: [LM_NET] Vent! ELEM -- Getting teachers to sign out materials
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>>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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