[ISLMA-Share] H.S that allow Food in the Library

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My policy is clear containers and clear liquids. They can have a small
snack but they know if I find a mess or have to pick anything up the rules
will change. I have had this for about two years and maybe have picked up
one propel bottle? A little freedom and ownership on the students part
really goes a long way.

On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> We also used to allow lunch and had the same experience. (Library staff
> spending their afternoon wiping down tables as though it was a cafeteria.)
> Now we allow discreet amounts. Encourage them to stay away from computers
> (usually some slight transgressions here) but the line in the sand that
> seems to work for us is the tray. Trays of food get turned around at the
> door and sent back to lunch to finish. Bag of chips? Fine. (This way there
> is no evaluation of what is in the lunch--mash pototoes are not OK, but
> pizza is? No. On a tray? Not in the library.
>
> Leah Krippner
> Librarian, Harlem High School
> I am currently reading *Scavenger Zoid* by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
>
> On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 9:51 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> We allow drinks with lids, but no Polar Pops, and small snacks. No lunch
>> food. If there is trash left out on the tables or on the floor, then the
>> first time there is no food allowed the next day, the second time for a
>> week and the third time for a month.
>>
>> There was a time when we allowed lunch, but that was a mess. We found
>> food in the stacks, there was a lot of trash, and both the crowd and the
>> space were hard to manage. It also took four hard years to break the habit,
>> because those that had eaten in the library were always trying to sneak
>> food in. Now if a student is caught, they have to leave and eat or finish
>> in the hall.
>>
>> Hope this is helpful!
>> Gretchen Zaitzeff
>> University High School
>> Normal, IL
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>> *Subject:* [ISLMA-Share] H.S that allow Food in the Library
>>
>> Hi my fellow librarian peeps,
>>
>> We are trying to change the culture at my school to be more inclusive of
>> allowing students to eat snacks in the library.  Are there any HS
>> librarians that are willing to share their policy and experience with food?
>>    Thanks in advance for all your help.
>>
>> Best,
>> Jennette
>>
>> Jennette Gonzalez
>>
>> Library Director
>> Ridgewood High School
>>
>> 7500 W. Montrose Ave.
>>
>> Norridge, IL 60706
>>
>>
>>
>> Phone: 708 697-5546
>> Fax: 708 456-0342
>> jgonzalez at ridgenet.org
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