[ISLMA-Share] lunchtime in the library

Fri Apr 8 14:46:18 CDT 2016

Same rules as for the library at any other time:
Be safe.
Be respectful.
Be responsible.

On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 1:04 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Granted our kids are a bit older, but the rules I tend to enforce are if I
> can hear your talking from the front counter, you're too loud. (Likewise,
> if I can hear your music, you need headphones.) Cell phones in the hallway.
> These I give about one warning for.
>
> Horseplay has a strict zero tolerance. Running, throwing, climbing. These
> get sent back to the cafeteria immediately. Depending on the level of
> infraction and number of repetition (and honestly, my mood) they are told
> they can come back the next day, the next week, the next quarter, the next
> semester, or the next year. (Usually these longer time periods involve some
> sort of fraud---like this isn't even their lunch period and they are
> cutting class AND causing disruption in the library.)
>
> Once you establish a quiet, studious atmosphere, it tends to maintain
> itself. (Until you get one bad actor---eject them quickly before they
> change the " mood."
>
> Leah Krippner
> Librarian, Harlem High School
> I am currently reading *A World Without You* by Beth Revis
>
> On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 12:44 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Our students are allowed to visit during each of the five lunch periods,
>> which also overlap scheduled visits from our study halls.  I simply ask
>> that the lunch visitors treat that time as they would if they were visiting
>> during study hall (reading, computer work, group work).  If we can hear
>> their conversation easily across the room in either direction--at the circ
>> desk or our offices--they need to rein in their joy a little bit.  I find
>> that there's plenty of freedom for group work and conversation within that
>> one rule.
>>
>>
>> Ann Marie Jinkins
>> Librarian
>> Rochelle Township High School
>> 1401 Flagg Road
>> Rochelle,  IL 61068
>>
>> (815)562-4161, ext. 4112
>> ajinkins at rthsd212.org
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 12:18 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> Good Afternoon and Happy Friday!,
>>>
>>> Our 7/8 students are allowed to come to the library during lunch (they
>>> have to eat lunch first). I’m trying to strike a healthy balance between
>>> not having too many “rules” and having the kids get out of hand and too
>>> rowdy while here. I feel lately I’ve been baby-sitting a lot.
>>>
>>> What are some of your guidelines for students in the library during
>>> lunch? What tips do you have for creating an atmosphere that’s both
>>> welcoming AND conducive to working/studying/reading. I don’t need it to
>>> be quiet, but I’d like to keep it fro being as loud and rowdy as the
>>> cafeteria can be.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Patti Fleser
>>> Library Media Specialist
>>> Deer Path Middle School
>>> Lake Forest, IL
>>> 847-604-7433
>>> @DPM_Library
>>>
>>> President-Elect, Illinois School Library Media Association
>>>
>>> "...a library is more than a collection of dusty old books. It is a
>>> place to learn, explore, and grow!” *Escape from Mr. Lemoncello**’s
>>> Library*
>>>
>>>
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