[aisle] Help with Teacher Relationships Needed

[Lani Maldonado]

Wow! Something must be in the air... I actually was about to write an email
about any librarians every meeting with their teachers specifically at the
beginning of the year to make some agreements about book choice, library
expectations, etc. I would love to hear if anyone has been super successful
with any of these topics as well.



On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 10:02 AM Elena Menicocci via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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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