Students sometimes tell me, "If you don't have what I need, I'll go to a real
library."
On the other hand, it's happened many times that a student or teacher found exactly
what he or she was looking for in one of our school libraries (even when thinking
it would not happen), and, on occasion, after not having his/her needs met in the
public library.
Two high school students just came in looking for books for a school-sponsored book
club. They had a few titles in mind (some of which are inappropriate) and, after
glancing at several titles I suggested, rejected them--until I encouraged them to
consider them more closely. When they did, the girls acknowledged that my
suggestions looked promising. The students were concerned that not all of the 20
or so participants would like the books--to which I responded that it would not be
possible to find one title that would interest every member of a group that size.
Since one of the principals is to be shown the books, I hope my choices will be
approved.
Basya Karp, Librarian
Shulamith High School and Shulamith School For Girls
basyak10@hotmail.com
“. . .we don’t remember things half as well as books do. But for them we probably
wouldn’t know anything for very long. It would all be forgotten. . .” (Cornelia
Funke, Inkheart)
> Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 19:27:25 -0700> From: hfbolte@YAHOO.COM> Subject: Re: VENT:
>Teacher Joke> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> > Carrie, et al,> > My unforgettable
>moment was when a 6th grade Reading teacher told me she she doesn't use the school
>library because she takes her students to "the real library" and they get help
>from "a real librarian". > > Helen Bolte> Columbus, OH> hfbolte@yahoo.com> > > >
>Carrie Fox <foxc@SPARKSD.ORG> wrote: As we all know National Library Week is next
>week and I have a week's> worth of fun activities planned, like Pin the Glasses on
>the Librarian,> a game day, etc. As I was sitting in my office during my planning>
>period I heard one teacher say to another teacher AND our> vice-principle... "They
>might as well just CLOSE the library!" and> laugh. Meanwhile, this is also a
>teacher who refuses to use the library> at ALL. > > I'm really, really tired of
>those around me who seem to have some weird> impression of what libraries are or
>"should" be. I just wanted to tell> her to mind her own beeswax!> > Carrie Fox>
>Librarian > South Park High School> 412-655-4900 ext. 238> >
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>> currently reading _The Higher Power of Lucky_ by Susan Patron >
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > "Outside of a dog, a book is
>man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." ~ Groucho Marx > ~~~
>~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ > http://www.thebreastcancersite.com> >
>---------------------------------> You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you
>one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.> >
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