[Publib] Reference Questions

[Lorie J. O'Donnell]

It can be truly terrifying to think of some of the people home- 
schooling their children.  I had a mom in just yesterday looking for  
materials for her 4th grade home-schooled son.  She wanted DVDs that  
listed all the different kinds of bridges with brief descriptions,  
charts, etc.  I explained that we had all of that information in  
several books, that it was information more likely found in books.   
She was quite adamant that her son not have to read to do his  
reports, he didn't have the time, and she wasn't going to make him  
read.  *sigh*
It's not often I tell a patron a resounding *NO*, but I did in this  
case.  She was not happy. And this is the woman raising the future of  
the world (I know, that's dramatic, but t happens too often these days).

Lorie


On Dec 3, 2008, at 1:06 PM, DGunckel at ci.sierra-vista.az.us wrote:

> A parent homeschooling her 10 and 11 year old came into the library  
> asking
> for information about animals for her children's biology reports.   
> I took
> her to a section of the reference collection and explained here are
> resources discussing animals including mammals, insects, retiles,  
> birds,
> etc. and even one-celled animals. She exclaimed, "NO, I want just
> information on animals. You know, rabbits, bears, squirrels and  
> that kind
> of thing."
>
> David Gunckel
> Sierra Vista Public Library
>
>
>
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Lorie J. O'Donnell, MLS
Chief Librarian for Children's Services

Jervis Public Library
613 N. Washington St.
Rome, NY   13440

315-336-4570 ext. 226