[CALIBK12] Best purchases

[Kathy Shepler]

Where's Waldo was banned because of one topless female sunbather  
hidden among all the folks at the beach. No need to search for it as I  
believe it was removed in subsequent printings.

Kathy Shepler
Aurora School
Oakland, CA

On Sep 30, 2008, at 8:32 AM, Janice Wells-Rottner <Janice.Wells-Rottner at fresnounified.org 
 > wrote:

> We are an AR & SSR driven school so Collection Development is #1.  
> But it is practically tied with #2. We have finally added some  
> student laptops so we have 16 student computers available in our  
> library. They are in constant use for “school related work”  
> before school, during lunch and after school. Our kids need a place  
> to print and process their work, etc.  And promoting reading by prov 
> iding activities like Battle of the Books, encouraging interest in n 
> ew titles, etc. is imperative.  Going along with that, my banned boo 
> k daily announcements even have the staff calling the library to ask 
>  why? (IE Where’s Waldo”. Anyone know why it was banned?) Great  
> book topic discussions
>
> Jan
>
>
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> From: calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu [mailto:calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu 
> ] On Behalf Of Thomas Nixon
> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 2:17 PM
> To: Calib
> Subject: [CALIBK12] Best purchases
>
>
>
> Here is my odd question for the day: What two or three purchases  
> (besides books) most made a difference in your library? Feel free to  
> take your answer in any direction that works for you.
>
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> Some things to consider:
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> 1. Increased circulation.
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> 2. Increased technology.
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> 3. Increased services to students.
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> Thanks!
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>
> Tom Nixon
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