[ISLMA-Share] books per student?

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Being in a very small district,  this question intrigues me. I have a LOT
more than 20 per student!!  I also have space. (Library was designed for
the school when enrollment was much higher.)  Thus,  I keep anything that
is still relevant and in good shape.  Keeping plenty of titles in multiple
copies for high use curricular areas would seem necessary.  At the same
time,  large schools would need lots of copies of the latest series fiction
when first released.  I imagine this is a constant challenge especially in
larger schools with limited space.  I feel fortunate! !
Connie

Connie Workman, Librarian
VIT CUSD 2
Table Grove, IL
cworkman at vit2.org

On Feb 2, 2018 9:27 AM, "Email list for the Illinois School Library Media
Association" <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> The ALA no longer has a "books per student" guideline, but they publish
> some resources where you can look for more info. I think the old guideline
> was 20 books per student for elementary, but I've seen up to 27.
>
> http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips/index.php?
> title=Collection_Development
>
> Tonya Tjarks
> Library Media Specialist
> Apollo School
> ttjarks at emsd63.org
>
> On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 8:34 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Is there an official number somewhere of how many books per student your
>> libray should have?
>> Thank You,
>> Amy
>>
>>
>> Amy Bendall
>> District Library Media Specialist
>> Antioch #34
>> Antioch, IL
>>
>> You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need
>> is a book. ~ Dr. Seuss
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