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Linworth Publishing has an excellent binder on student library staff. I don't remember the exact title, and I am out of school for the summer. I have a K-12 library and use students as well as adult volunteers. I use one student per period, and students check out books, check them in, shelve, process periodicals, laminate and run deliveries for me. I use high school students and they earn .25 credit per semester. I think upper middle school students can do the job too! Student staff automatically become members of Library Club. The club is an avenue to get us all together once in a while, and I try to make it rewarding with semester-end parties. We throw in some service activities (book fair, collecting used books for charities, Right to Read Week activities, etc.). I am paid a small supplemental stipend for Library Club. Helpful hint: I used to have more than one student per period, but it was too difficult to keep them both busy (plus the adult volunteer) and monitor their work. They would spend too much time visiting with each other. It was difficult for me to check their work--if I found mistakes were made, it was difficult to say who did what. I found working with individuals was more efficient in the long run, but that's my opinion! Another helpful hint: At another elementary school I worked at, we could not keep up with the shelf-reading. Since the 6th graders stayed in the library for a whole period a couple days a week, I assigned them each their own shelf-section to read and straighten. (This was after in-depth instruction on shelf-order). They loved it! Students with a particular interest asked me if they could shelve the books on the cart (always full). They even dusted once each grading period. I find that students in that age group take it on as a scavenger hunt. They were thrilled when they found a book out of place. Helpful hint #3: Let's face it - library work can be tedious! I watch the clock...15-20 minutes of shelving is enough for anybody. I try to mix in some check-in or check-out and throw in some laminating or errand running to keep it interesting. I've found that if students do the same thing day in and day out, they get bored and won't come back the next semester. Lorrie Miller Pettisville Library Media Center