[aisle] [External] Help me feel better about classroom libraries . . .

[Weber, Kristina]

I hear you- I felt uneasy about classroom libraries when I was starting in
the library, too. My old district gave new teachers a couple hundred bucks
to help build their classroom libraries, even. But, just as libraries help
drive book sales, classroom libraries end up helping circulation in the
long run. Any time teachers can build readers, that's going to help us in
the long run. There's no way classroom libraries can cater to every reader,
whereas we can and do. We just have to make sure we sell that. :)  The
teachers with the massive classroom libraries ended up being my best
customers for book talks.



On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 3:46 PM Renee Brown via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Lately, I have been bothered (threatened?) by the number of books our
> classroom teachers buy and collect and catalog in their classrooms. I don't
> understand why they spend so much of their personal money to build
> classroom collections when we have libraries in the schools to accommodate
> reading. I would really feel jilted if my school was subsidizing their
> classroom collections, but as far as I know, this is not happening. I had a
> classroom teacher come to me to ask for help on how to catalog her
> classroom collection using classroom.booksource.com
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fclassroom.booksource.com&c=E,1,rcQCIsjl1BXW6GulgLhAEogaFtJgC2FZbW0yTy0cfjgQiGvsiScJN5mfZpfN5mu36dzaR6lHab518jwYEJtUNpuS1Woby92DVs6BUb-uiHcT&typo=1>.
> Their classroom collections are fabulous and full of current, popular
> titles.
>
> Why does this make me feel uneasy? I am glad they have so many books for
> their students to choose from, I just don't understand why they feel the
> need to build such massive collections.
>
> I know libraries offer more selections and are more organized and are more
> diversified. I know we offer more than just books. I know we are a resource
> to students and teachers. I know we provide programming and instruction.
> Even though I know our worth, any words of comfort would help me feel
> better about seeing all the shelves of really cool books in the classrooms.
> (Which is actually a good thing. Right?)
>
>
> Renee Brown
> *District Librarian*
> *Computer Teacher*
> *Learn and Serve Team Coordinator*
> Arthur CUSD #305
> 217-578-2229
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