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From: smithhemb_at_aol.com
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:03:29 -0500
I just learned that our (private) HS library spends $5,000 on books and $3 5,000 on databases annually. It's an academically rigorous school with 50 0 students. This struck me as a shockingly low book budget and, of course, it isn't sp ent exclusively on non-fiction. Anyone know if this is par for the course at this point?
The lower school, I'm happy to report, is still buying lots of books -- in cluding non-fiction.
Sue Hemberger Washington, DC
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From: sully_at_sully-writer.com To: CCBC Cc: Norma Jean Sawicki Sent: Mon, Feb 1, 2010 11:59 pm Subject: RE:
Nonfiction
I hope it is not a professionally educated and trained librarian who isbe hind this appalling travesty. It sounds like a decision being made bypeopl e who have absolutely no knowledge or understanding of libraries orthe rea ding interests of young people. I'll bet the school filters theInternet ac cess, too. Not that unfiltered would make the situation anybetter. Edward T. Sullivan, Rogue LibrarianAuthor, The Ultimate Weapon: The Race to Deve lop the Atomic Bomb(Holiday House, 2007)Visit my web site, http://www.sull y-writer.comVisit my blog, Rogue Librarian: All About Books and Readinghtt p://sullywriter.wordpress.comFacebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/sullyw riter -------- Original Message --------Subject:
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tionFrom: Norma Jean Sawicki Date: Mon, February 01, 2010 11:21 pmTo: CCBC A note from a wri ter/illustrator who was recently in San Antonio. Toobad people who should know better pass their own prejudices along to thekids they are intended to inspire. Norma Jean"An elementary school in San Antonio is in the proc ess of removing alltheir non-fiction books from their (relatively small) library. Studentswill be using internet only from now on. I noticed a few NF picturebooks still on the shelf, such as Kadir Nelson's "We Are the Sh ip," butscience, bios, etc. are gone. Kaput." ---You are currently subscri
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Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:03:29 -0500
I just learned that our (private) HS library spends $5,000 on books and $3 5,000 on databases annually. It's an academically rigorous school with 50 0 students. This struck me as a shockingly low book budget and, of course, it isn't sp ent exclusively on non-fiction. Anyone know if this is par for the course at this point?
The lower school, I'm happy to report, is still buying lots of books -- in cluding non-fiction.
Sue Hemberger Washington, DC
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From: sully_at_sully-writer.com To: CCBC Cc: Norma Jean Sawicki Sent: Mon, Feb 1, 2010 11:59 pm Subject: RE:
Nonfiction
I hope it is not a professionally educated and trained librarian who isbe hind this appalling travesty. It sounds like a decision being made bypeopl e who have absolutely no knowledge or understanding of libraries orthe rea ding interests of young people. I'll bet the school filters theInternet ac cess, too. Not that unfiltered would make the situation anybetter. Edward T. Sullivan, Rogue LibrarianAuthor, The Ultimate Weapon: The Race to Deve lop the Atomic Bomb(Holiday House, 2007)Visit my web site, http://www.sull y-writer.comVisit my blog, Rogue Librarian: All About Books and Readinghtt p://sullywriter.wordpress.comFacebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/sullyw riter -------- Original Message --------Subject:
Nonfic
tionFrom: Norma Jean Sawicki Date: Mon, February 01, 2010 11:21 pmTo: CCBC A note from a wri ter/illustrator who was recently in San Antonio. Toobad people who should know better pass their own prejudices along to thekids they are intended to inspire. Norma Jean"An elementary school in San Antonio is in the proc ess of removing alltheir non-fiction books from their (relatively small) library. Studentswill be using internet only from now on. I noticed a few NF picturebooks still on the shelf, such as Kadir Nelson's "We Are the Sh ip," butscience, bios, etc. are gone. Kaput." ---You are currently subscri
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