As a librarian, reviewer, and grandmother, I wholeheartedly agree that print books are alive and well. Story time, whether the audience consists of preschoolers, fifth graders, or young grandchildren, is much more meaningful and fun when "real"'books are shared.
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 6, 2016, at 11:22 AM, Noreen Wachs <[email protected]> wrote: > > In answer to Heidi’s post of Paul Shaviv’s article, School Libraries are > still interested in books. While I have both print books and eBooks in my > library, my students prefer to read from a regular book. My circulation > figures prove that fact. Also, I need reference books that are on a Middle > School level. When Lower and Middle School students search for information on > the web, they find articles on an adult reading level, while I have many > reference books specifically aimed at their age group. Yes, we are reading > more on our phones and devices but the book is far from dead. School > libraries need to stock both. > Noreen Wachs > Librarian > Ramaz Middle School > > > Noreen Wachs > Librarian > Ramaz Middle School > 114 East 85 Street > New York, N.Y. 10028 > [email protected] > 212 774-8000 X6232 > Fax to my attention: 212 774-8069 > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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