Re: [LM_NET] Target: elem. lib. aides

[Cyndi Bowman <bowman.cyndi@GMAIL.COM>]

I tried to send the following to Katherine from my gmail account. It bounced
back so I'm sending to the entire list.

I think I would also list the things that YOU are able to accomplish because
she's covering the circulation desk and taking care of the things you've
listed. A LOT of her value comes in that she takes care of the mundane
things so you can concentrate on the professional activities that make you
valuable to your admins, teachers and students.

Good luck!

Cyndi

On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 9:53 AM, Katherine Stehman <
katherine_stehman@l-spioneers.org> wrote:

> Dear Netters,
>
> I have been approached by the supervising elementary level principal
> concerning the number of hours one of our elementary library aides works in
> comparison to the number of hours students are actually in the library
> during book exchange.  He is concerned that she is "only working with
> children" 12% of the time.  He has asked me to describe what other
> activities she would be doing in the day.  I have been working on a list
> which would include the following:
> 1) shelving books
> 2) repairing books
> 3) pulling books for teachers
> 4) providing input to me concerning that particular library's collection
> "holes" as identified by teacher requests
> 5) processing books
> 6) tracking check outs (popular, late, lost books)
>
> The job is something like a nurse's in that you have to be there when the
> situation arises.  I have not approached the aide (or any of the others)
> since I did not want to spread panic.  What other tasks would you add to
> this list?
>
> Thank you for your help,
> Kate
>
>
> "Fairy tales are more than true:  not because they tell us that dragons
> exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten."  G. K.
> Chesterton
>
> Katherine Stehman
> Elementary Librarian
> Lampeter-Strasburg School District
> Lampeter, PA
> katherine_stehman@l-spioneers.org
>
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Cyndi Bowman
Technology Education Specialist (TEST)
USD 308 -- Hutchinson Public Schools
Hutchinson, KS 67501
bowman.cyndi@gmail.com
bowmanc@usd308.com

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