Good morning all,
I am enjoying this subject, thanks for bringing it up. Here is my two
cents worth.
* My first priority is to have a library which is usable and can run
itself with as little upkeep as possible. The first step of this
means ordering my books with processing. (When I started working
in libraries, the charge for processing really bugged me, now I
see how it frees me up for more important things.)
* The next thing I am starting is shelf markers for the younger
students so that they can put books away.
* Training older students to be library aides. - I am in a K-12
school today, if I train a high school student to check in and out
books an shelve them, I will be able to give information lessons.
* Book ordering - I have put together a wiki page to allow teachers
to give me input as to which books or subjects they would like to
have me order.
My thoughts are if I can get these housekeeping chores out of the
way, it frees me up for what I do best, which is to teach students. I
travel throughout my district as the only librarian for fifteen
schools. I am in each school for a week. If I walk in and the library
aide position is well filled and the library looks great, I can work
with students for the whole week. If the library needs help due to the
lack of training on the part of the library aide, I am reading shelves,
doing inventory, processing books, and other housekeeping chores.
I hope my thoughts come through appropriately on this topic, I am
starting my third week with no weekend due to travel schedule, the
upside is that I am listening to the Bering Sea crash on rocks as I sit
on Diomede Island. The other upside is that I love my job and wouldn't
want to be anywhere else.
Darla
Darla Grediagin
District Librarian
Bering Strait School District
Unalakleet, Alaska
Web Address : http://bssdonline.org/course/view.php?id=51
Blog: http://aklibrarian1.edublogs.org/
Amy Ipp wrote:
>Just another two cents worth added here. I think that the primary objective
>should be to aim for balance whenever possible. Of course, interacting with
>students is the top priority. Helping them and talking to them helps develop
>collection development priorities because you find out what they need and want.
> If you neglect collection development and maintenance the students will
>suffer over time. It's hard to keep shelves in order but a basic order is
>necessary as well as discarding worn copies of books and replacing them with
>something suitable when there are funds. There are only so many hours in a day
>and
>we are all in different situations (amount of help and money) so each
>librarian's unique situation truly sets the priorities.
>
>Amy Ipp
>Millburn Middle School
>Short Hills NJ
>_LU83@aol.com_ (mailto:LU83@aol.com)
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