Organized in a semi logical order, using the input from the post today. But, it
feels weak in places. I would gladly collect input and add to the categories to
re-post.
Your New Library and You!
I. Facilities
A. Arrangement
i. Learn the layout
ii. Rearrange to fit your
vision
iii. Check the books, are they
shelved correctly
B. Atmosphere
i. Patron friendly,
appropriate for the grade levels served
ii. Clean, neat and organized
iii. Welcoming! Greet your
patrons with a SMILE:
1. Say Hello!
2. Make eye contact
3. Initiate the conversation
4. Listen to them
5. Exit with a good-bye
C. Displays
i. Set up back-to-school
displays
ii. Get your bulletin board
decorated
iii. Have a "new" book display
area
iv. Allow books to be checked
out from the display
D. Know what you have
i. Go through the cabinets
and storage areas
ii. Clean out the "junk"
iii. Sort and deal with the
summers accumulation of mail
II. People
A. Relationships
i. Set up a gathering place
for the faculty
1. Coffee or beverages
2. Food
3. Work space
ii. Be friendly
1. Book talk
2. Make suggestions - but let them choose
3. Ask about them
iii. Learn names
B. Staff
i. Get to know key people
1. Principal
2. Secretaries
3. Custodial staff
4. Faculty/Staff
a. Attend subject or grade level meetings
b. Be available
c. Beginning of the year staff orientation
5. District Teacher-Librarians
6. Public library staff
a. Network
b. Share curriculum information and even resources
ii. Orientation
iii. Library staff in your
facilities or on other campuses
1. Meet them as early as possible in the year
2. Use their knowledge to learn about facilities and campus
3. Include them in decisions
4. Never blame for failures
5. Establish expectations
C. Volunteers
i. Adults
ii. Student
D. Library Council
E. You
i. Prioritize your time and
responsibilities
ii. Be friendly
iii. Be out in the library not
stuck behind the counter or your desk(office)
iv. Set Goals
v. Be open to the daily
adventure
vi. Be rested
vii. Wait and watch at first
then start making your changes
viii. Work hard and let everybody
see that
ix. Carry a bag or brief case
to and from work, even fill it with "work"
x. Make time to read
xi. Encourage an open and
learning environment - libraries are NOT silent
xii. Mistakes will happen,
smile, accept and admit then move on
III. Collection
A. Books and Print Resources
i. Getting to know your
collection
1. Browse the shelves
a. Arrangement
b. Can you tell the curriculum?
2. Print usage reports, top ten lists and other statistics
3. Magazine subscriptions
4. Pull titles for displays
5. Special collections or shelving
a. Graphic novels or series
b. Baskets and other "special" shelving areas
ii. READ
1. As soon as you can start reading from your collection
2. Use automation system to make lists
3. Keep a list of your reading (automation system?)
iii. Hot Titles
1. Top ten lists
2. Award titles
3. Public library
iv. Curriculum support
1. Map the collection
2. Develop a purchasing plan
3. Ask teachers for input
v. Wish lists
1. Easy to add "missing" titles
2. Award books
3. Book reviews
4. Curriculum ties
vi. Weeding
1. Generally you want to wait, but if it is smelly and badly damaged weed it
2. Helps learn the collection and match the curriculum
3. Nice looking books will now be easily seen
4. False information, stereotypes and other PC problems need to be deleted
B. Electronic Resources
i. Paid Databases
ii. Free Databases
iii. Organization method for
curriculum websites
iv. State databases
v. Develop an on-line
resources brochure
C. Equipment
i. Inventory
ii. Get to know the equipment
in your facility
iii. Closed-circuit TV system
iv. Trouble-shooting
IV. Curriculum
A. Library, District
i. Scheduled classes
ii. District Scope and
Sequence
iii. District T-L meetings
B. Campus
i. Curriculum map
ii. Subject area meetings
iii. Orientations
iv. Project map
v. Current collaborative
projects
C. Ideas and Resources
i. Books (ALA, Linworth,
Libraries Unlimited & others)
ii. Websites (Schrock,
Buzzeo, Freeman and more!)
V. Management
A. Automation System
i. Find a mentor
ii. Learn the reports
available
iii. Create lists /
bibliographies
B. Library Policies
i. Checkout periods
ii. Overdues
iii. Facility hours
iv. Look for a policy manual -
develop one
C. Budget
i. Money sources
ii. Last years orders
iii. Advertize what you spend
money on - curriculum
iv. Any purchases against the
new year budget
v. Spending time-line - spend
3 months before cut off
vi. Can you order on-line
vii. Look at spending patterns,
does spending stop mid year?
VI. Staying Current
A. List Servs
i. State
ii. LM_NET
B. Blogs (too many to list, do a Google search)
C. Newsletters
D. Review councils
E. Journals
F. State Associations
Jean
R. Jean Gustafson
Teacher-Librarian
Selah Jr. High
Selah, WA 98942
jeangustafson@selah.k12.wa.us<mailto:jeangustafson@selah.k12.wa.us>
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