[Publib] RE: Limiting no. of books on subject

[Bookbitch]

I work at a regional branch, and we don't enforce item limits by subject
although they do at the smaller branches.  However, this is a very
competitive area, all the children are "gifted" (apparently there's
something in the water) and this competition starts in kindergarten, or
earlier, and is promulgated by the moms.  I have heard mothers tell other
mothers, (including myself!) "good luck finding a book on electricity...(or
whatever subject a report is due on)...I've checked them all out!"  
 
Cheers,
Stacy Alesi
Library Name *Censored*
Boca Raton, Florida
(& MLIS student at USF)
 
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Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 4:15 PM
To: jstoltz at pewaukee.lib.wi.us; jpellikka at ncls.org
Cc: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Publib] RE: Limiting no. of books on subject


In youth services, if there are no limits on the number of books you could
take out on a certain subject, then some of the children might not have any
resources since books might be hogged by one or two children.
 
In a message dated 8/17/2007 4:03:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
jstoltz at pewaukee.lib.wi.us writes:

The last three libraries I worked at (including the one I'm at now) does not
have any limits - one was small, two were medium-sized.


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