Messy Library

August 14, 2013 by Mrs Sinclair | 0 comments

The school holidays are nearly over and preparation in the library for the new term is becoming more frantic. Now, what does a School Librarian do whilst working during school holidays. Often there is a long list of things to do, this year two sides of A4.

Jobs needing done range from getting down and dirty to dust and fully tidy the book shelves, to developing new courses, altering / adapting current courses processing books, and generally doing everything that one doesn’t get the time to do during term time.

Here is an example of some what has gone on:

Shelf tiding – LOTS!
Rearrange fiction so Graphic Novels, Manga, Quick Reads (now called ‘Short ‘n’ Snappy) and audio books have their own shelves including rebuilding some shelving
Tend to the plants
Re do / up-date library guides and notices
Filing piles of paperwork, then unfiling other out-of-date paperwork and sorting filing cabinets and storage boxes
Lesson planning for Library & Information Literacy Skills courses
Preparing S1 & 2 info lit workbooks and arranging for photocopying
Inputting new borrowers on to the Library Management system and ensuring each has a library card
Developing and lesson planning for revised S1 & 2 Reading record and setting up pupil folders for their work
Up-dating / creating reading record task sheets, turning them into PDF and uploading to Library Glow pages in the Reading Zone section and to the Reading section of this blog (except for some reason they won’t upload to the blog at this current time…)
Check library computers and ensure library catalogue running on them
Shelf tidying – Oh, I have mentioned that already! 😉
Library stationery – computer logbooks, booking sheets, etc.
Rearranging the Local Studies Collection
Ensuring boxes of newspapers, etc are off the floor so the cleaner can clean the carpet
Tidy Staff resources (in the staffroom)
Withdrawing old books