Tricks of the trade:
Let it come for a principal that every English class is to circulate through
the library on a cycle of every 2-3 weeks to check out books. Have LOTS of
current fiction and non-fiction that is geared to them. Have at least 10
magazine subscriptions that they would like to read and not for current
news. Get a library pet or two such as a guinea pig or dwarf hamster. Open
early and stay late. Don't close at lunch. Greet them at the door with a
smile and a "how can I help you?" Display their art. Have poetry contests
and display those things too. Decorate to entice teens. Start student
books clubs. Buy some Graphic Novels/ Anime books which are teen rated.
Have a student store so that they come to you first to buy their supplies.
I have done all these things and more and we went from a school 8 years ago
that circulated about 200 items per month to over 2400 per month. Start
small; don't try all at once or it will kill you! - Amy in Lawton, OK
----- Original Message -----
From: "kristen maher" <kristen.maher@DETROITK12.ORG>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 8:14 PM
Subject: [LM_NET] TAR: HS library as information hub
> I am in my first year as a librarian at a high school I had been teaching
English at for a few
> years. Our library
> has always been used a decent amount, but it is not seen at the "hub" of
the school. My
> principal would like
> this to be the case, so we are brainstorming ideas of how to transform our
library into the
> information center of
> the school. My question for you is, what have you done in your library to
make it the
> information "hub" of your
> school? Currently, it is just a traditional library with eighteen
computers. It is rather small,
> as our building was
> previously a middle school, so space is limited. A couple ideas we had so
far were to turn
> two of our small
> adjacent rooms into group study/project rooms that can be reserved by
students and/or
> staff. Also, she is
> looking into a grant so we can set-up a help desk in our library. We have
recently partnered
> with Apple, so our
> school is really getting into a sorts of technologies. the help desk
would be run by students
> and a staff
> member to help other students and staff with all their technology
concerns. Beyond this, and
> (obviously)
> making sure our collection meets their information needs, what else do
great media centers
> or libraries have?
> Any ideas, no matter how big or small, would be greatly appreciated. I
will be sure to post a
> hit as well.
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Kristen Maher
> media specialist
> Crockett Technical High School
> 8950 St. Cyril
> Detroit, MI 48213
> (313) 866-7399
>
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