Barbara, I have to agree with your sentiment wholeheartedly. Both hats that we wear
are equally important. Sometimes the book half has to be done outside of school
hours. That's just the way it is. It is no less important.
Marsha ReddLibrarian, Kelloggsville High School Grand Rapids, MI
marsharedd@hotmail.comEducation is not a goal; it is a life-long process. Everyone
is a student. Everyone is a teacher.
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> Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:06:49 -0500
> From: bfritzlibrary@GMAIL.COM
> Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Honest Response Needed
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>
> I'm a 50-50 person. I tell all my administrators that half of my job is
> working with students and the other half is working with books. I do most of
> the working with books after school, during lunch and first thing in the
> morning before my classes start. I drop whatever I might be working on to
> help a teacher or student and I have all my classes once a week on a fixed
> schedule. I inherited my three elementary libraries 22 years ago and at that
> point I spent hours processing, etc. Now I choose my vendors carefully so
> all the processing matches call numbers, etc. we have in place in all the
> libraries. I have an para in each building and they do all overdues, much of
> the processing; but, I want my database, call numbers, etc. accurate and
> up-to-date so I oversee it all. How can I teach my students to be wise users
> of information if the information I have available for them is inaccurate?
>
> So I'll ride the fence on this one, and once again I'll feel like
> SuperLibrarian and do it all. I don't know any other way and wouldn't want
> to lessen the responsibilities I place upon myself. I love this job, the
> best of both worlds, working with people of all ages and books.
>
>
>
>
> --
> "Librarian. Genetically predisposed to answer questions and correct
> misconceptions - whether asked or not." 2 01 2007
>
> Barbara Fritz
> Elementary Librarian
> Bloomsburg Area School District
> Bloomsburg PA
> bfritzlibrary@gmail.com
> http://bloomsburgasd.schoolwires.com/62784211610220/site/default.asp
>
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