A few simple things you could do would be to have 5-8th graders trained to shelve
books. I also used an idea that was posted a few years ago to put
returned books on special shelves with signs stating, "Books Some of your Friends
Have Just Read" or something similar. The students would often go there
first. Don't print overdue notices. They are a waste of time and
paper. I only print them if the student says that he or she has lost a book
then I send them home with the students to rattle the parents' cages.
Students can do simple processing tasks like stamping. You will never be
caught up so just aim for sanity and then again, there's always the summer...
Angela Wilcox
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From: Mari Ferguson
Sent: 3/2/2006 10:28:00 AM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
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Subject: [LM_NET] Target: Only staff in a library
Help. I am feeling overwhelmed with all that needs to be done and the amount of
time I have to do it in. How do other people who are the only ones working in
the library handle everything that needs to get done. I have a book cart over
flowing with books to be reshelved, I have books that need to be processed, I
have shelves that are a wreck, I have lesson plans to prepare and teach, overdue
notices to print, and I also teach small reading groups to 3rd, 4th, 5th and
7th graders. I am feeling extremely overwhelmed and ready to scream. Any advice,
suggestions would be very much appreciated. BTW, I work in a K-8 Library.
Thanks!
Mari Ferguson, K-8 Librarian
Theodore Jamerson Elementary
Bismarck, ND
marivferguson@yahoo.com
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