January 2010
Dear Parents and guardians,
Goddard has always valued the importance of well funded and staffed libraries and the role of the library media specialist. Since 1990, a tremendous amount of research has been gathered showing the positive impact of libraries and librarians on student achievement.
Besides teaching students how to evaluate and manage all the newest forms of media, one of the best things we can do is to help cultivate that lifelong reader. Students need to have access to books. While we have always had an open check out at the Oak Street Library, it seems the students’ days are just too busy to get back daily. With the goal in mind to get more books in students hands and the knowledge that students become better readers by reading (practice), I would like to open up the limit of books the students can check out at one time.
I would so appreciate your input in this procedural change. Would you please take a minute to answer the online survey? It is located at the top right hand corner of this blog. The survey will be up until Feb 5th. Please take the survey for the grade your student is in and if you have more than one child, please complete a survey for each grade! I will post the results on the blog in February and also any changes we will make. Thanks so much for your time.
