>Dear Meagan,
I wish you well in your talks with the staff. You have made valid points.
The library should serve the students and enhance the curriculum. I am a
first year librarian and am working on my MLS degree. Like you, I work in
a small school district with limited funds. Before I took the position,
our library had been served by para-professionals for over a decade. This
year alone, I have weeded over 650 books. I am still not done. (I call
Wednesdays "Weeding Wednesdays.") Sometimes I feel a pang when I discard
a book, and sometimes I've noticed questionable comments from some of the
faculty. However, the many weeding guidelines (MUSTY), etc. give me
confidence that I am doing the right thing. A collection must contain
current information or it will not serve students or teachers.
I hope that your school trusts you to use your professional skills to
determine what is best for your library. I bet that you will get many
responses from LM_Net that will help support your cause. Of course, you
may always rely on ALA documents for help also.
My advice would be to try to maintain positive relationships with your
co-workers. They probably have good intentions, but do not understand the
importance of your decisions. Your professionalism will help educate
them.
Good Luck!
Cora Huggins (Librarian)
Centerville Jr/Sr. High
Centerville, TX 75833
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