[CASL-L] Library Helpers

[Crean, Sue]

Hi Everyone,
I love your feedback!  I realize I probably a little too optimistic this
year and will be revamping based on your suggestions.
Here is the link to shelving:

http://monarchlibrary.wikispaces.com/OrderInTheLibrary

keep those ideas coming!
Sue Crean

On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 8:41 AM, Michele Eligio <
meligio at northbranfordschools.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am no longer in a middle school setting; however, I was at my previous
> library position. We had lots of helpers at each grade level - around
> 75-85 middle school students altogether.
>
> Students worked in groups of two at the check out counter. One student
> would check out/check in materials. The other would stamp books, pass out
> bookmarks, and check to ensure that returned books did not have ripped
> pages or other damage. At the end of the block these students would sort
> the books for me on the cart to prep them for reshelving, but they didn't
> actually reshelve.
>
> In addition to having students available to assist for book
> exchange/selection times, I also had student helpers scheduled to assist
> with other library tasks. Younger ones, helped with general library
> cleaning - wiping down tables, dusting, etc... Older students were allowed
> to reshelve; however, I was very selective on who I chose to do this task
> - the library was genrified in fiction, all series were numbered, and the
> Dewey section was labeled with subject headings to match books in that
> subsection. This helped tremendously with reshelving tasks. Also, older
> students helped out with signage and displays in conjunction with and
> supervised by SCSU mentor students who helped out at the library as part
> of their class hours. Creating signs and displays helped the older middle
> school students as they gained greater familiarity with the collection as
> well as with the library's organization which in turn helped them when
> reshelving materials for me.
>
> Students who helped in any capacity had to undergo training sessions in
> the beginning of the year. I put out a monthly calendar for students and
> teachers with weeks, days and times of all helpers - that being said
> sometimes I would just schedule "x" number of students from particular
> teachers/classes and let the teachers decide who would help - this
> flexibility ensured that students who needed to catch up on assignments
> did so first before being allowed to assist at the library. Most students
> started out with being the number two person at the check out counter
> stamping books and sorting books for reshelving before advancing to more
> complex tasks or ones with greater responsibility. Lastly, all student
> helpers signed in and out each time they assisted me as well as checked
> off which tasks they completed for the day which helped me with quality
> control so to speak. All-in-all everything went rather smoothly.
>
> Hope all this helps... :)
>
> Michele Eligio
> Library Media Specialist
> North Branford High School
> 49 Caputo Road
> North Branford, CT 06471
> 203-484-1465
>
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Mrs. Sue Crean
Library Media Specialist
21st Century Skills Teacher
Whisconier Middle School
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