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Dear wise ones,
     I have recently accepted a position as library
media specialist at a K-8 school in White Pine, TN.
This is my first position as I am fresh out of grad
school and I am looking for some tips as to what to
focus on in my first year.  For the past 3 years, the
library has been run by two different classroom
teachers.  I will be operating on a fixed schedule, in
which I see 6th, 7th, and 8th graders every day for
nine weeks (first thing in the morning), after which I
will get a new group of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders
every nine weeks.  I also will see each K-5 class once
a week.  The schedule is set up so that every day I
will see students from every level from K-8.  I have
the students for 40 minutes each.  I also have an aide
who will be in the library abour 60% of the time (I'll
be sharing her with 4th and 5th grades), but who does
not like to do activities with the students.  I also
have one 40 minute planning period four days each week
and a scheduled lunch period every day.
     I would like to try to do some activities
involving cooperation between the middle school
students and some of the elementary classes, and would
like to hear about activities that others have used
and that have been successful.
     I am also interested in advice regarding how
exactly to go about pursuing grants from Improving
Literacy through School Libraries program offered by
the federal government.  Teachers at the school have
commented that the library does not have enough books
for our student population and the teacher who
supervised the media center last year spoke of the
limited funds available for purchasing materials.
However, the school is Title I (I believe that means
60% of students receive free or reduced lunch), so we
should be eligible for funds from this program.  I'm
just not sure how to go about asking for the money.
Do I have to come up with a catchy program or can I
evaluate the collection, find which areas are lacking,
make a list of books we want and ask for the funds to
purchase them?
     Thanks in advance for any helpful advice you may have.

Amy Self, Library Media Specialist
White Pine School (K-8)
White Pine, TN
librariangelist@yahoo.com



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