Very well said. I completely agree!
Kristin M. Dardano
Library Media Specialist
E. R. Hughes Elementary School
New Hartford Central School District
(315) 738-9350
kdardano@nhart.org
>>> Tim O'Shaughnessy <timosh@MCHSI.COM> 5/10/2009 7:26 PM >>>
DawnMarie:
I read this post to my wife, who is also a high school Media
Specialist. It started an interesting discussion on Sunday night.
(Happy Mother's Day to all...)
One view was: Do what’s right for the kids. Give the book order to
them. (Let’s ignore for the moment the vastly differing missions and
different collection development policies.)
Another view: If the aides want to come to your public library and read
your shelves, that’s OK too. I do that when I go to my wife’s
library.
You might even want to highly recommend they consult with the Language
Arts, Social Studies, Science, Math, (etc.) departments to see what the
CURRICULUM needs. (Or maybe not, why give them any professional
pointers?)
However, we both finally agreed that that book list is not “yours”
to give away. It was developed on PL time, using your paid expertise.
That list is owned by the PL and is the PL’s intellectual property.
Before you give it away, you need to discuss this issue with your
Director. You might want to discuss reimbursement for your professional
time. What is your time worth? If you put in 20 hrs. developing the
list, how much does the PL want to charge the public school? ...And the
PL SHOULD charge for your service!
We strongly feel that the PL Director should discuss this with the City
Council, to let the City Council (and the citizens) know the Public
Library, NOT a teacher-librarian is now doing the curriculum-based
materials selection for the schools. PL/school cooperation is great. I
have strongly supported it for the 35 years I've been in library work,
and finally, finally, it is growing in my community. (But that is a
totally different story.)
Will the school district give you the curriculum based selection
policy, so you know what is needed at each grade level?
Does the PL, (or you personally,) want to enter into a (paid) contract
with the school district to consult on a regular basis with the various
grades/departments to assist in materials selection?
Hmmm. How would the Teacher’s Association feel about this
arrangement?
What is the liability to the PL if a parent chooses to protest YOUR
book selection? Does the school have an active reconsideration policy?
Perhaps the public school needs to see the implications of letting the
teacher-librarians go.
Tim O'Shaughnessy
Moline High School Media Center
Moline, IL.
toshaugh_AT_molineschools_DOT_org
-------------- Original message from Dawn Sardes
<yayagoddess@SBCGLOBAL.NET>: --------------
I also am deeply soncerned by schools districts getting rid of degreed
professionals and replacing them with Aides (former bus aides, lunch
ladies--the
> jobs are getting put up for bid--often these people have no college
whatsoever).
> Now, I am the teen librarian in a public library. What should I say
to these
> people who come to me asking for copies of my book orders?
> On one hand, it seems churlish to say no. But, on the other, so many
of my friends and colleagues are struggling due to this
short-sightedness on the part
> of school administrators.
> If the school district wants a professionally maintained collection,
they should
> hire professionals, IMHO.
>
>
>
> DawnMarie Sardes
>
> Teen Services Librarian
>
> Euclid Public Library
>
> Euclid, OH
>
> yayagoddess@sbcglobal.net.omit.this
>
> Check out my Harry Potter Fan Fiction at:
>
> http://www.harrypotterfanfiction.com/viewuser.php?showuid=85308
>
> --- On Sat, 5/9/09, MaryJane Waite wrote:
> From: MaryJane Waite
> Subject: [LM_NET] advice please
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Date: Saturday, May 9, 2009, 8:39 AM
>
> The district I have been working in for the past five years has made
the
> decision to pink slip the librarians in all of its schools due to
> financial issues. Next year the aides will be the point of contact in
the
> library.
> Does anyone remember a thread a while back about the fact that people
in
> the school community often refer to the aides in the library as a
> librarian simple because they work in the library?
>
> Well, now, since my district will not have any librarians in the
district,
> but will have aides, the perception for many in the school community
will
> be that there is a librarian in the library simply because there is a
> person as the point of contact in the library. I think that community
> perceptions will equate the type of services provided by an aide in
the
> library as equal to those provided by a librarian and further erode
the
> value of the profession.
>
> I could say more as my brain and emotions are in overdrive, but I
will
> remain on target request...
>
> I am now actively applying for positions and would like to be able to
show
> perspective employers a digital site of references from supporters of
my
> work.
>
> I looked into Linkedin.com, but didn't like the interface as it
seemed too
> complicated for my purposes.
>
> Do you think a Ning would work best or is there something that may
work
> better for me?
>
> Any suggestion would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> MJ
>
>
> Mary Jane Waite, MLS
> High School Librarian
> Franklin, MA 02038
> waitem@franklin.k12.ma.us
> http://www.franklin.ma.us/auto/schools/fhs/depts/library/default.htm
>
>
>
>
>
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