I would like to weigh in as someone who likes the change. I&#39;ve always thought it would make more sense to have most of the school year for students to read the titles. As far as purchasing books is concerned, I don&#39;t see why you would not still be able to purchase the same number of titles. You have two options<div>

<br></div><div>1) Encumber money with a vendor such as Follett or Baker &amp; Taylor in the fall and then purchase the titles with that money after the titles are released in Feb.</div><div><br></div><div>or</div><div><br>

</div><div>2) Wait until July 1st and purchase the books with your new budget.</div><div><br></div><div>Seems like two pretty straight forward options to me, but that is just my two cents. I will be using option number 1 myself.</div>

<div><br clear="all">Sarah Lynch, National Board Certified Library Media Specialist<br>Wolcott Elementary- West Hartford Public Schools<br><div>71 Wolcott Rd., West Hartford, CT 06110<br>Telephone: 860-561-2300 Ext. 1380<br>

Fax: 860-521-7545<br>Email: <a href="mailto:Sarah_Lynch@whps.org" target="_blank">Sarah_Lynch@whps.org</a></div><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Lynch, Joyce <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:lynchj@plainvilleschools.org" target="_blank">lynchj@plainvilleschools.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

<font size="4"><font face="garamond,serif">     Several days ago I sent out an inquiry about my concern in the changes to the timing of the Nutmeg books. Many thanks to all of you who responded. </font></font><div><font size="4"><font face="garamond,serif">     Of the 12 people who answered, 3 thought the change would be a positive one, while 9 expressed the same concerns I had regarding lack of money to purchase books so late in the school year, and lack of time to booktalk them prior to the end of the school year. </font></font></div>



<div><font size="4"><font face="garamond,serif">     As the change affects so many of us, publishers, distributors, and authors may not be happy that schools like mine that previously purchased 15 copies of each title (300 copies) will now purchase only 1 copy of each title (20 copies).</font></font></div>



<div><font size="4"><font face="garamond,serif">     Thanks again for your comments,<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"></font></span></font></font><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br>

</div>-- <br>Joyce Lynch<br>Library Information Teacher<br>Middle School of Plainville<br>150 Northwest Drive<br>

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