Updating Collections – A Neverending Job for School Librarians

Jane Jenkins discovered a startling problem when she became the librarian at Jonathan Valley Elementary School in Haywood County (NC) four years ago. In the science section, a book on space exploration ended with the 1969 moon landing. A book on U.S. presidents ended with the Eisenhower administration. A science book called The Universe was printed in 1962. A title on religion had a copyright date of 1920. And that’s not to mention the 1960s-era Hardy Boys books in the non-fiction section with the same cover artwork that primed the imagination of fifth-graders 30 years ago. It was horrible, she said. Written and audio reports from The Citizen-Times.

September 13, 2006 by Uncategorized 0

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