[CALIBK12] The name library

[Judith Martin]

OK, I'll share an experience from 1970something. The new technology then
was film loops and listening centers. (Yes, I'm old!!) They wanted to call
the library the "MEDIA CENTER". We rearranged the shelves and books to
make room for all the new equipment. And we survived.

This too shall pass.

Judith Martin
Coordinator
Library/Media Services
Pleasanton Unified School District
4663-A Bernal Ave.
Pleasanton, CA 94566
925-426-4430
jmartin at pleasanton.k12.ca.us

bawymer at cox.net writes:
>I have been following this library vs. learning center thread and I have
>to share my experience from 1995.  The Internet was just becoming
>popular, the WWW was new and computer companies were convincing
>administrators that they no longer needed books in a library; students
>could get anything they needed from the computers. My principal called me
>in and told me that he was shipping out all the books in the library to
>the public library and the library was now going to be a computer lab. 
>He was also going to bring in an art gallery for the art class.  Someone
>finally convinced him that he had to keep some books in the library.  His
>idea for naming this new wonderful facility?  The ABC room - Art, Books
>and Computers. The principal is gone and so am I but everyone agrees that
>the library needs to be re-remodeled.  So much for brilliant ideas!
>
>
>
>--
>Barbara Wymer
>LMT  Bonita Vista Middle School
>650 Otay Lakes Rd.
>Chula Vista, CA  91910
>
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