[ISLMA-Share] Newbery medal items

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Thanks for all the responses. I appreciate the input and feel more
confident about discarding some of the items.

On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 1:00 PM, Weatherford, Lura <
lweatherford at argenta-oreana.org> wrote:

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> On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 7:53 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> I echo what Amy said.  If the students aren't reading it, then it's
>> taking up space and possibly making it more difficult to find a book that
>> they are interested in.  A school library is not an archive!  It's okay to
>> get rid of award winners.
>>
>> Kori Wentzloff
>> LLC Director
>> Edison Middle School
>> Wheaton, IL
>> (630) 682-2050 ex.6861
>> kori.wentzloff at cusd200.org
>> #EdisonPantherPride
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>> On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 1:41 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>>> I say, if it won't be missed, get rid of it.  There are many books that
>>> are award winners that I decide to get rid of because no one reads it.  My
>>> opinion is that your shelves should reflect the sorts of books your
>>> students read, and apparently, they aren't reading that book.  :)
>>>
>>> Offer it up to your teachers after it is weeded if you think someone
>>> might still want it though!
>>>
>>> Amy Phillips
>>> Riverside Brookfield High School
>>> Library Media Specialist
>>> aebromberg at gmail.com
>>> phillipsa at rbhs208.net
>>> 847-722-6169 <(847)%20722-6169>
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>>> On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 10:32 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
>>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>>>> Is there a good rule about keeping Newbery winners on the shelf
>>>> indefinitely? I have King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry, Newbery winner
>>>> 1992 but it has only been checked out twice. Delete it or keep it for the
>>>> sake that is a good piece of literature?
>>>> We serve MS and HS students so I really question whether it will be
>>>> missed.
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>>>> Lura Weatherford
>>>> Librarian assistant
>>>> Argenta-Oreana MS/HS
>>>> lweatherford at argenta-oreana.org
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> Lura Weatherford
> Librarian assistant
> Argenta-Oreana MS/HS
> lweatherford at argenta-oreana.org
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Lura Weatherford
Librarian assistant
Argenta-Oreana MS/HS
lweatherford at argenta-oreana.org
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