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Kinda funny??? My library sure is not quiet. I don't even like rules, but I do understand the need for them. I do have students bring a pass if they come during class time. Why? Because we are responsible for them. We need to account for where on campus our students are. Why do they go to Borders and pay for books. Easy. They can get any book they want. If I have some of those books, those same parents sue the schools and me for trashing their students lives with books that contain sexual content, violence and language. My Borders anime section is usually full of 10 year olds with the "older teen anime"books. hmmm. I don't even allow gum.What a meanie I am, huh? It is way too fun to put tiny pieces of gum between all the pages while your friends watch. BUT, our computer lab and every other room on campus have the same rules. The id card is required, because we are dealing with tax payers money. Taxpayers want us accountable for the books. The id card is also required for the lunches. Why, so momma and daddy can see that Suzie didn't buy 45 twinkies for all her friends. Good rule, if you ask me. BUT, it couldn't be too bad.The library is packed with students all day long starting at 7 a .m. (Students aren't supposed to be on campus until 8 a.m.) Sounds to me like the family in the article is using the bookstore for babysitting. Sound familiar? Kathy Kathy Spielman Middle School Library Media Technician Yorba Linda Middle School 4777 Casa Loma Ave. Yorba Linda, CA 92886 (714)528-7090 ext.7062 kspielman@pylusd.org ________________________________ From: School Library Media & Network Communications on behalf of Mary Ludwick Sent: Sun 9/30/2007 6:35 PM To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: [LM_NET] A HS student gives an opinion of school libraries Andrea Drusch: Give me a reason to go to the library We read at Starbucks; we can love reading at school, too 08:39 AM CDT on Saturday, September 29, 2007 A library is a place where you have to be quiet. All the time. You can't have things like gum or water or anything made of metal on your person in order to enter. While the setting is clearly not inviting to anyone under 60, chances are it's the largest room in your child's school. If this is going to continue, libraries need to make changes to stay relevant to the needs of 21st-century students. Schools provide computer labs for daily use in classrooms with open doors, but the book collection in the library is guarded like Fort Knox. Credentials for entry include, but are not limited to: photo identification, library card and a signed, dated, timed note from your homeroom teacher. Retina scans and criminal background checks can't be far behind. The overall atmosphere inside is akin to being told "make yourself at home" in a stranger's exquisitely decorated living room. Mistrustful librarians peer from behind the checkout stand, clearing their throat uncomfortably as they watch books being removed from their homes. While some students still hang on to fuzzy childhood memories of story time at the community library, most high school students avoid it at all costs. As long as there are so many hoops to jump through for admission, why not install a turnstile to keep track of the number of students entering on their own free will? (This does not include class research projects, where students disappear into crevices to do homework, while thinking, "My Internet at home is faster, anyway.") The numbers would be shockingly small, especially if you eliminate students only using the World Books. These expensive collections are a gold mine to students when teachers insist upon including offline research sources. These teachers are apparently preparing us for a time when rolling blackouts plague North Texas, rendering all computers useless. But what about the nonreference books? Most English teachers will tell you, "Kids just don't read like they used to." I disagree. Recently my high school treated students who passed all classes with a trip to Stonebriar Centre. Upon arrival, a large group flocked straight to Barnes & Noble, where they stayed until the bus ride home. On the bus, they exchanged books and discussed favorite authors. If high school kids are willing to dish out $17 on books at the mall, then why isn't a room the size of a basketball gym full of books free of charge appealing to them? ........ The rest of the article is at: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/viewpoints/stories/DN -drusch_29edi.ART.State.Edition1.4229cbf.html Mary Croix Ludwick Librarian, Thomas Haley Elementary Irving, Texas (near Dallas) mludwick@irvingisd.net ludwick@swbell.net (home) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. 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