Hey:
I just had to add one more story to this thread.
I know all of us have had the problem with kids who
"never checked that out" and I have had more than my share
of parents who thought that I was irresponsible and thus
it was all my fault. I have also had a few times when an
aide (or myself) did accidently just not get something
checked in and sure enough, there it was on the shelf so I
have had to apologize myself a few times.
However, I always remember the one mother who
actually came to my house to yell at me about the fact
that her "daughter pays to go to this school and just
because she has an overdue book that doesn't mean she
can't check out other books". My roommate was smart enough
to get our principal on the phone immediately and she
could hear the mother screaming from the yard so we
basically had several witnesses to what indeed was
happening.
The principal was totally backing me up in this
issue, mainly because the mother had come to my home and
the family was brought in to the office. When they
arrived, they had the book plus flowers and chocolates for
the librarian whom they had "misjudged".
Sometimes people make mistakes, but sometimes
they also realize this fact and THAT is why I am still
working in a school library after almost 20 years. Oh
yeah--that and the fact that I love it when kids come back
with a book and say "Can I have another one?"
currently reading "Chromosone 6" by Robin Cook and
counting the 8 1/2 more days of school.
Carol Van Brocklin
Librarian
Faith Academy-Mindanao
Davao City, Philippines
carolannvan@motimail.com
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