[AISLE-Share] HS/MS magazine subscriptions and philosophy

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I have not renewed any magazine subscriptions for the high school library.
There are about a half a dozen that are still delivered because they are
finishing out old subscriptions, but we will not renew more.  They are
NEVER looked at.

My middle school collection still carries six titles that are high interest
for students but are really only used when a kid gets done with an
assignment early in the library or teachers need magazine images for
projects and cut them up.

On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 12:51 PM Email list for the Association of Illinois
School Library Educators <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Very timely question! I have cut my magazine subscriptions nearly in half
> over the last 10 years or so, and another large percentage have fallen off
> as publishers cease publication. I have about 20 high-interest titles, but
> even those magazines are hardly used. The teachers enjoy Rachael Ray and
> the like for recipes, and I read The Week. Otherwise, not much.
>
> Not sure when I'll get the courage to stop paying for magazines altogether
> ...
> *~Monica Tolva*
> *Library Media Specialist*
> *Vernon Hills High School*
> *847-932-2039*
> *monica.tolva at d128.org <monica.tolva at d128.org>*
> Our mission: To develop graduates who are
> <https://www.d128.org/vhhs/news/1633358/district-128-launches-daring-new-mission>
>
> @MonicaTolva on
> and
>
> Currently reading Pride
> <http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/tp/query?action=3&subnumber=1206365&isbn=9780062564047&appid=4>
> by Ibi Zoboi
> Currently listening to *Warcross
> <http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/tp/query?action=3&subnumber=1206365&isbn=9780399547966&appid=4>*
> by Marie Lu
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 12:32 PM Email list for the Association of
> Illinois School Library Educators <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Curious to learn about what magazines your middle or high school library
>> subscribes to and the driving philosophy behind your choices. For example,
>> is your focus on high-interest magazines for students to borrow, or for
>> materials to support research and curricular initiatives, or both? Or
>> something else?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kara
>>
>> --
>> *Kara Thorstenson*
>> Library and Digital Media Manager
>> Chicago Public Schools
>> Bridgeport Office
>> 501 W. 35th Street
>> Chicago, IL  60609
>>
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>> mobile: 773-255-3518
>>
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-- 
Jeanne Brucher
Librarian, Teaching and Learning Team Co-Leader
GMS Student Council Advisor, GHS Speech Team Advisor
jbrucher at geneseoschools.org
Geneseo Middle School (309) 945-0524
Geneseo High School (309) 945-0316

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