Thanks for all of the great responses. For those of you who requested =
the information I have put the ideas into 3 e-mails!
Linda Lenahan
Sacred Heart Academy
3175 Lexington Road
Louisville, KY 40206
llenahan@sacredheartacad.com
Every 2 or 3 months I put together a 'library newsletter' & distribute =
it=20
at our monthly staff meeting. I keep the newsletter to one page & =
include=20
items about the "Red Cedar" Club (students read from a set of books that =
are nominated provincially & voted on by students), what recent 'goals'=20
have been (weeding the fiction section), what future plans are, and any=20
particular problems or praise. I email urls to staff as I 'discover' =
them=20
(or teachers request them).
Each month I prepare a newsletter with information about upcoming =
projects, websites, Author of the Month info, technology hints/updates, =
dates to remember, and a library related quote. It is a good =
commmunication tool. Not everyone is going to appreciate all the time it =
took, but it will reach most of your teachers. I include graphics and =
print it in color so it is eyecatching. My principal loves it. Having =
someone edit it for you is a good idea. She edits it for me. Good luck.
I try to send out a "Roar from the Lion's Pride" [our nickname, from the =
=3D
fact that our mascot is a lion and we're the pride of the school] once a =
=3D
month, a one-page, single-sided sheet that lists new teacher collection =
=3D
acquisitions, new titles that might interest their students, updates on =
=3D
coming library events, fund-raisers, and so on. I fill in any empty =3D
spots with clip art, trivia questions, and quotes about reading. =3D
Sometimes, it's two-sided. I occasionally add a question to be answered =
=3D
by the end of the day, to win a prize (thus insuring that they will read =
=3D
them!)
For several years before my daughter passed away, I did a four page =3D
booklet-style newsletter once a month (like two pages of typewriter =3D
paper on its side and folded in half), with self-written articles on =3D
reading and authors, book lists, cartoons, quotes, and book reviews, on =
=3D
Page Maker. Afterwards, I had to ditch everything that wasn't absolutely =
=3D
needed and that newsletter went by the wayside. One page was all I could =
=3D
manage for a long time. Then, we got a new computer and the old software =
=3D
didn't work. I'd like to go back to doing a longer newsletter, though. =
=3D
We'll see!=3D20
I still do turn out from time to time an article and attached book list =
=3D
for the teachers, though (usually on my own time). The article/list for =
=3D
You're Never Too Old for Picture Books started out like that. Recently, =
=3D
I did another one about using diaries and journals (both reading =3D
already-written ones and writing your own) to encourage writing and =3D
reading skills, and I'm currently working on an annotated list of all =
=3D
the Scholastic diaries to add to it. Eventually, I'd like to sell my =3D
articles/lists to other schools, teachers, and librarians in booklet =3D
form, as well as to various magazines, since they're a lot of work.=3D
I print it on paper. It's always just one page, printed front and back. =
The=20
back has a listing of the most recent professional books added to the=20
collection. The front is divided into just 4 sections designed to be =
quick to=20
read yet informative. One section always highlights one of the library=20
databases.
<<Library newsletter5.doc>>=20
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