Jennifer, Linda Rief helped me with a "lending library" when I read her book Seeking Diversity. She has a classroom library of over 600 books and handles them the same way the "old" library system did. She puts contact paper covers on them, sticks library card envelopes in the backs with library checkout cards inside, alphabetizes by author's last name, and has a box to put the checkout cards in when kids sign out the books. The kids are in charge of the library, even collecting fees for late or lost books. Also, instead of class parties, etc. for birthdays (she teaches 8th grade), she sends a letter at the beginning of the school year asking parents to donate the child's favorite book to the library in honor of that student's birthday. She even puts those fancy stickers in the front of the book saying that the book was given by that student on that particular occasion. She says she is explicit on the library rules, and it works well in her classroom. I know the initial cost could be a lot (contact paper, library cards and envelopes), but it seems that in the long run, it'd be worth it. Hope this helps! Pam Pittman 7th Grade ELA Beulaville Elementary School
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:09:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Jennifer Olimpieri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Education Student Question Hi I am a Reading Consultant in CT. My partner and I are trying to come up with an idea of a "Lending Library" for the students to have access to with our own personal books that we have brought in from home. We have a lot of them and are trying to come up with a way for the students to borrow them and have them returned. We have a large transient population and we are trying to make books available for those students that have no books at home and even to those that do. Does anyone have any suggestions? I would appreciate any ideas. Jennifer Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain. All email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law, which may result in monitoring and disclosure to third parties, including law enforcement. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
