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Library closed

by Grrrrr...

Sep 17, 2012

Does your library close all the time for book fairs, pictures, meeting, whatever.....during school hours?

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Grrrr... On 9/24/12, Booklady wrote: > On 9/18/12, Tired wrote: >> On 9/17/12, Grrrrr... wrote: >>> Does your library close all the time for book fairs, >>> pictures, meeting, whatever.....during school hours? >> >> >> Oh no, my library is open during book fair so that I am doing >> two jobs at one time and...See More

Oct 6, 2012

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Sad story... Wow. it is hard to believe that she can keep her job. Doesn't your school have teacher evaluations? There should be a job description for the position and if she isn't doing it she should be replaced by someone else who won't give any school who might hear about her an excuse for not having a full time certificated librarian/library program! We hav...See MoreWow. it is hard to believe that she can keep her job. Doesn't your school have teacher evaluations? There should be a job description for the position and if she isn't doing it she should be replaced by someone else who won't give any school who might hear about her an excuse for not having a full time certificated librarian/library program! We have a hard enough time as it is, battling for our jobs! I'm a NBCT (in library media) and teach 6 back-to-back classes daily for 45 minutes and don't have any help at all. I repair and shelve books during my planning time. I have the best job in the world....and am really sorry to hear what is going on at your school, since teachers, students and parents deserve the best.

On 10/06/12, Grrrr... wrote: > On 9/24/12, Booklady wrote: >> On 9/18/12, Tired wrote: >>> On 9/17/12, Grrrrr... wrote: >>>> Does your library close all the time for book fairs, >>>> pictures, meeting, whatever.....during school hours? >>> >>> >>> Oh no, my library is open during book fair so that I am doing >>> two jobs at one time and only getting paid for one. The >>> library barely closes for me to have a lunch or go to the >>> bathroom. Library is a special that supplies teachers >>> prep/planning/free time whatever they want to call it. And >>> then some people want to act like librarians do nothing, go >>> figure. >> >> >> Ditto this...I will have to have my regular specials classes in >> the library while I run the book fair. >> > NO, I think most librarians DO work.....just not OUR librarian. She > has a full time clerk, and still closes the library for anything > and everything. The library looks like a war zone because she said > thAt shelving books are not her responsibility. It is her > clerks...but everything is out of place, she works or her computer, > and teachers and students get no help. When a librarian is this > helpful....why have one? I have to do everything all by myself as a > parent. I can't the principal doesn't see the mess and hear everyone > in the school complaining. I guess she doesn't care either!

Oct 6, 2012

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cc Until our librariarn retired, it was opened at 8:30 and closed at 3:30 p.m. Librarian demanded , and got, full coverage by teachers of the common lunch (one hour)so that she could eat with staff. The rationale was that she would not get to know and stay in the loop of the school and staff if she did not. So at the times when the demands of the kids...See MoreUntil our librariarn retired, it was opened at 8:30 and closed at 3:30 p.m. Librarian demanded , and got, full coverage by teachers of the common lunch (one hour)so that she could eat with staff. The rationale was that she would not get to know and stay in the loop of the school and staff if she did not. So at the times when the demands of the kids were heaviest (before and after school and lunch) she was not there!!! And the discipline problems at lunch were larger as kids would be loud, sneak in food, etc. Oh, yes, all the other stuff applied too. Thankfully, it is now like night and day. An excellent facility.

On 10/06/12, Sad story... wrote: > Wow. it is hard to believe that she can keep her job. Doesn't your > school have teacher evaluations? There should be a job description for > the position and if she isn't doing it she should be replaced by > someone else who won't give any school who might hear about her an > excuse for not having a full time certificated librarian/library > program! We have a hard enough time as it is, battling for our jobs! > I'm a NBCT (in library media) and teach 6 back-to-back classes > daily for 45 minutes and don't have any help at all. I repair and > shelve books during my planning time. I have the best job in the > world....and am really sorry to hear what is going on at your school, > since teachers, students and parents deserve the best. > > On 10/06/12, Grrrr... wrote: >> On 9/24/12, Booklady wrote: >>> On 9/18/12, Tired wrote: >>>> On 9/17/12, Grrrrr... wrote: >>>>> Does your library close all the time for book fairs, >>>>> pictures, meeting, whatever.....during school hours? >>>> >>>> >>>> Oh no, my library is open during book fair so that I am doing >>>> two jobs at one time and only getting paid for one. The >>>> library barely closes for me to have a lunch or go to the >>>> bathroom. Library is a special that supplies teachers >>>> prep/planning/free time whatever they want to call it. And >>>> then some people want to act like librarians do nothing, go >>>> figure. >>> >>> >>> Ditto this...I will have to have my regular specials classes in >>> the library while I run the book fair. >>> >> NO, I think most librarians DO work.....just not OUR librarian. She >> has a full time clerk, and still closes the library for > anything >> and everything. The library looks like a war zone because she said >> thAt shelving books are not her responsibility. It is her >> clerks...but everything is out of place, she works or her computer, >> and teachers and students get no help. When a librarian is this >> helpful....why have one? I have to do everything all by myself as a >> parent. I can't the principal doesn't see the mess and hear everyone >> in the school complaining. I guess she doesn't care either!

Oct 10, 2012

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Jillian Your post confuses me. The librarin has a right to have a lunch time. There shouldn't be students going to the library if there isn't an aide during that time. It would be illegal for lunch to be kept from any one staff member.

O n 10/10/12, cc wrote: > Until our librariarn retired, it was opened at 8:30 and closed at 3:30 > p.m. Li...See MoreYour post confuses me. The librarin has a right to have a lunch time. There shouldn't be students going to the library if there isn't an aide during that time. It would be illegal for lunch to be kept from any one staff member.

O n 10/10/12, cc wrote: > Until our librariarn retired, it was opened at 8:30 and closed at 3:30 > p.m. Librarian demanded , and got, full coverage by teachers of the common > lunch (one hour)so that she could eat with staff. The rationale was that > she would not get to know and stay in the loop of the school and staff if > she did not. So at the times when the demands of the kids were heaviest > (before and after school and lunch) she was not there!!! And the > discipline problems at lunch were larger as kids would be loud, sneak in > food, etc. Oh, yes, all the other stuff applied too. Thankfully, it is now > like night and day. An excellent facility. > > > > On 10/06/12, Sad story... wrote: >> Wow. it is hard to believe that she can keep her job. Doesn't your >> school have teacher evaluations? There should be a job description for >> the position and if she isn't doing it she should be replaced by >> someone else who won't give any school who might hear about her an >> excuse for not having a full time certificated librarian/library >> program! We have a hard enough time as it is, battling for our jobs! >> I'm a NBCT (in library media) and teach 6 back-to-back classes >> daily for 45 minutes and don't have any help at all. I repair and >> shelve books during my planning time. I have the best job in the >> world....and am really sorry to hear what is going on at your school, >> since teachers, students and parents deserve the best. >> >> On 10/06/12, Grrrr... wrote: >>> On 9/24/12, Booklady wrote: >>>> On 9/18/12, Tired wrote: >>>>> On 9/17/12, Grrrrr... wrote: >>>>>> Does your library close all the time for book fairs, >>>>>> pictures, meeting, whatever.....during school hours? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Oh no, my library is open during book fair so that I am doing >>>>> two jobs at one time and only getting paid for one. The >>>>> library barely closes for me to have a lunch or go to the >>>>> bathroom. Library is a special that supplies teachers >>>>> prep/planning/free time whatever they want to call it. And >>>>> then some people want to act like librarians do nothing, go >>>>> figure. >>>> >>>> >>>> Ditto this...I will have to have my regular specials classes in >>>> the library while I run the book fair. >>>> >>> NO, I think most librarians DO work.....just not OUR librarian. She >>> has a full time clerk, and still closes the library for >> anything >>> and everything. The library looks like a war zone because she said >>> thAt shelving books are not her responsibility. It is her >>> clerks...but everything is out of place, she works or her computer, >>> and teachers and students get no help. When a librarian is this >>> helpful....why have one? I have to do everything all by myself as a >>> parent. I can't the principal doesn't see the mess and hear everyone >>> in the school complaining. I guess she doesn't care either!

Jan 23, 2013

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Tired On 9/23/12, where to start fixing it wrote: > I have a friend who has this same situation, although her PTO > runs the book fair and she gets all the money- otherwise, it's > just as you describe at her school. I am fortunate to have such > good support from my principal and staff so that they TRY to ask > first if we need the space,...See More

Aug 31, 2013

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