[aisle] Help with Teacher Relationships Needed

[Elena Menicocci]

I am curious about how others would handle this as I too am having the same
issue!
Recently I had one teacher tell her entire class in front of me that they
were babies because graphic novels are baby books. Then she looked at me as
if I were in agreeance. She has also banned her class from checking them
out.

Elena

On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 9:55 AM Leanne Brown via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Good morning,
>
> I am in need of some wisdom, if you have the time to share it.
>
> I am in my 7th year of being a librarian, and this year I am in a new
> school in my district. My administration is very supportive of students
> taking out whatever they would like to read, as long as they are doing some
> "stretching" and trying new things, challenging themselves, etc. My admin
> are great to work with.
>
> My struggle is with some staff members; they have some very specific ideas
> on what their students should check out, particularly avoiding "candy
> books," as they are called--books with lots of pictures. Some teachers even
> say picture books aren't welcomed, even though I have been educating on how
> some are made for older readers, such as our Bluestem selections. Graphic
> novels aren't particularly welcomed either, and my efforts to have the
> students take a balance of graphic novels with traditional novels has lead
> one teacher to banning graphic novels altogether with a "No Graphic Novel
> November."
>
> I am trying not to go hard on this because I am new to the building, and
> relationships and trust need to be built so that I can do my job the way it
> needs to be done. However, the daily struggle is getting to me.
> I would appreciate any ideas you have; please email me off-list so we
> don't clog everyone's emails. Many thanks in advance!
>
> Leanne Brown, MLIS
> Librarian
> Meadow Ridge School
> 10959 W. 159th Street
> Orland Park, IL 60467
> (708) 364-3600
>
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