How to tackle students

[Kasivisalakshi M]

Hi friends,

I am working as a librarian in a school. What rule should I follow for issuing books. If I would  allow students inside the library to select books they have the habit of stealing. So please tell me how to lend books for high school students. I am totally confused please give a solution for me.

[Babu RT]

pl follow closed access system. Put an issue requisition form in the library and tell those who wants books has to fill the requisition form and submit the same to librarian. If the book is available, inform your peon/attender to bring it from rack and issue the same to students.

If open access system is followed just monitor the students and issue books against their card.

Send a circular to class, if the book is stolen or tampered a common fine of some amount will be collected from all the students.

[Kasivisalakshi M]

thank u sir what type of activities can be given to students can you suggest some 

[Baiju Joy]

Dear friends,

Never close your library before user, it should be open to them. We should teach them how to use library  in effective way and try to create a new culture among students. Any Unhappy experiences they received from library they never forget. Mr. Babu is a gentleman with practical mind, but his philosophy as librarian i could not tolerate. That is old librarianship, if we follow the principle we will be outdated people. Be open our resources to people specially for children. My suggestion is that please take regular library orientation class, good monitoring system and appointing class leaders some duties, arranging library period for students etc. But the basic thing we have to keep in our mind is Library to be Open for User and think about how it should be practiced.

Regards

Baiju Joy

Librarian

St. Stephens College

Pathanapuram, Kerala