Hello. I have gotten so many good ideas here, and I need another one.
Situation: Year 2 being a librarian (although Year 9 in my building).
Had part time clerk last year, which was slashed, due to budget cuts.
Grades 7/8. 900 students, 55 faculty. Flexible schedule. Currently, I
schedule out all the computer lab stations in the library. When a teacher
wants to do a project, I have them fill out a class planning visit form,
which outlines what they are doing, when, the major information literacy
objectives and we discuss how I can help them. I gather book lists,
create lots of web pages with links to help kids find info on projects,
etc.
I am by myself, and find that the administrative/clerical duties have me
tethered to my desk. I started showing teachers how to check out books,
so they could do that while I "mingle " with the students during book
checkout. 1/2 of my teaching teams are bringing students down every 2
weeks for book checkout, so this is a lot of books we are talking about.
I am doing little to NO face to face teaching, other than the same old
'blurb at the beginning of every research project (why it's not healthy to
Google all the time, how to use online databases). It's getting
repetitive.
My other problem is getting my principals on board. My main principal is
retiring at the end of the year, and I don't think my VP will
automatically fill in for him.
I want to do stuff like run a book club, provide info for literacy
circles, have fun programs, decorate, but I can't seem to fit it all in by
myself.
How do I get parents to participate and volunteer? What do I have them do
regularly? How can I teach more and do less clerical?
Those of you who have good programs and are by yourself-- how do you do it???
Staci Nazareth
Media Specialist
Saline Middle School
7265 Saline Ann Arbor Rd
Saline, MI 48176
734 429 8075
nazarets@saline.k12.mi.us
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