I am gathering information, and I wanted to get a sense of what other private
schools do regarding parents who ask what their child has checked out, in grades
5-12.
I have resolved the issue to my satisfaction as far as overdue or lost books. This
is a question of a random inquiry of "Does my child have any books checked out?"
and/or "What does my child have checked out." I know what the ALA policy is, but
my questions are:
1. Do you (small private school librarian) decline/refuse to tell a parent what
books are checked out if directly asked?
2. If you do, how do you politely frame it to the parents, who (in most cases) are
decent, rational people with what they feel are reasonable reasons for asking
3. Would it make a difference if the student handbook had a sentence under library
policy that said "Library records are open to parents" so that students were aware
of the library policy?
You may reply to me directly if you wish. I will post a hit -- I do not plan to
use any names.
Thanks - Maggie K.
Ms. Maggie Knapp, Librarian
Middle School/Upper School Library
Trinity Valley School
7500 Dutch Branch Rd.
Fort Worth, Texas 76132
tel: 817-321-0100 ext. 410
fax: 817-321-0105
knappm@trinityvalleyschool.org
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