down and dirty tricks for staying sane in an insanely busy library presentation
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Laura Gardner
Dartmouth Middle School Librarian
MSLA Southeast Area Director
DOWN AND DIRTY TRICKS FOR STAYING SANE IN AN INSANELY
BUSY LIBRARY
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During today's presentation please put any questions or ideas from your library on this Padlet:
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SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS!
We still have over 1/3 of the year to go!
CIRCULATION
WELCOME TO MY LIBRARY!
WELCOME TO MY LIBRARY!
WELCOME TO MY LIBRARY!
…is open!
…is LOUD
…listens
THE LIBRARY…
The library is…
http://dartmouthmiddlelibrary.weebly.com/tutorials.html
Screencast o'matic is my favorite tool, but I want to use Blendspace more.
ONLINE TUTORIALS
ADULT VOLUNTEERS
The nitty gritty• Require a commitment• Be flexible• Look for adults other
than parents!• Find out their personal
interests• Cultivate relationships • Communicate• Let them know you LOVE
them
ADULT VOLUNTEERS
What they do• Circulation• Reshelve • Read and reorder shelves• Process holds• Decorate• Create displays• Help students with
technology• Delete old books• Edit records in the
catalog
Painting a welcome banner for our author visit
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS
Deleting old reference books
The nitty gritty• Before, during and after
school• Make it fun! Find out
student interests and capitalize on them
• Require a student application to make sure you get the right students for the right reasons
• Have a list of routine tasks to avoid down time
• Check their grades 3x a year
• Keep a running list of tasks that could be done
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS
What they do• Circulation• Reshelve fiction (train!)• Deliver holds around school• Plug in technology• Download apps• Test out apps• Decorate• Create displays• Help students with
technology• Delete old books
• Requires a short essay "why do you want to be a library assistant?"
• Two teacher recommendations needed• Usually get around 50 applications!• Find the full application here: http://goo.gl/JSSuYr
STUDENT APPLICATION
SAMPLE APPLICATION
SAMPLE APPLICATION
SAMPLE APPLICATION
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS
Circulation
Processing (and then delivering) holds!
Google spreadsheet for online scheduling. We have one for iPads, one for the library and one for comp labs.
Thanks, Pamela Vallee from Lunenbueg!
ONLINE SIGN UPS
The library is…
LOUD!
Monthly reports should include
• Circulation statistics• Collaboration with
teachers• Social media statistics • Ebook usage statistics• Print, digital and tech
purchases• Professional development
led• Professional development
participation• Successes!
LET ADMINS KNOW!
Make it POP!Annual report on Piktochart : https://magic.piktochart.com/output/2210231-dms-library-annual-report-2013-2
• Students follow me• Good way for me to check
if their accounts are private
• I DON’T follow back
• Mostly parent, teacher, former student
interaction• Pages app separates personal and professional
Instagram Facebook
DMS LIBRARY SOCIAL MEDIA
• Blog once a week!• The weebly app is
great!
Library Skills Homework for Class 2School website: http://dartmouthps.dms.schoolfusion.us Click on Library Look at all the
links!
Do ONE of the following: Leave a suggestion on the online suggestion box Have someone in your family “Like” Dartmouth Middle School Library on Facebook Have someone in your family “Follow” dmslibrary366 on Instagram Log on School Fusion (school website) and leave a comment on the Library Blog
(student ID and password) Log on your school Gmail and send Ms. G a note(Gmail username and password) Log on the online library catalog to place a hold on a book or write a book review
(student ID and password)
If you are confused about the advanced tech tasks, check out the Online Tutorials.
Student ID: ____________________ Password: ________________
Your school Gmail account: [email protected]
6th graders will graduate high school in 2021. (ex: [email protected])
HOW I GET FOLLOWERS
Open House Flyer
• Consistency is important! I post M, W, F• Make a reminder!
• FB is blocked at school so I turn off my Wi-Fi• Boost a post on FB for $5 occasionally to get more
followers• Use hashtags!
• #dmslovestoread #dmsbookfair #bookfaircountdown #dmschalkboardwall
GENERAL TIPS
SUGGESTIONS FOR POSTS…
START A CONVERSATION
CELEBRATE STUDENTS
This is from the summer!
ENGAGE KIDS
We now have 4 green screens!
ENGAGE PARENTS
All the books were gone by the end of the day!
PROMOTE THE BOOK FAIR
PROMOTE RESOURCES
PROMOTE BOOKS!
PROMOTE SERVICE
PROMOTE SUMMER CHECKOUT
JUST FOR FUN…
SHARE WHAT’S NEW
SHARE WHAT'S NEW
TEASER
SHARE BIG NEWS
SHARE BIG NEWS
The library…LISTENS!
One green screen in September became four by January. My office is now a studio!
GO WITH TRENDS
Annual student survey is always very useful! Administered during 6th grade library skills using Surveymonkey (I get a monthly
membership for one month a year)
GIVE STUDENTS WHAT THEY WANT…WITHIN REASON
BIOGRAPHY GENRES
Took 2 days to label; still in process of changing in circulation system
Deleted or re –catalogued reference books and out graphic novels in their place.
HIGHLIGHT COLLECTION FAVES
Saves TONS of time!
LABEL BOOK SERIES
• Be flexible• Meet teachers where they are• Be willing to do the minimum
or the maximum• Build trust slowly• Eat lunch!
TEACHER COLLABORATION
KEEP VOLUNTEERS HAPPY!
Questions and ideas are on this Padlet:
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QUESTIONS? IDEAS?
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