[CASL-L] Middle School Libraries - Reopening

[Michele Lane]

I am in the same situation as you. The district librarians and I have
worked out a tentative plan for book distribution, but it is all subject to
change at any moment.

Right now the plan is to review how to use Destiny Discover to 'shelf
browse/look for books' and request books. Books requested will be pulled,
checked out, and be delivered to the cohort during homeroom or a
specified time that works best... our school schedule is still being worked
on.

I am working on a book return bin of sorts for each cohort, so students can
drop the book in a designated location in the cohort classroom, and then my
aide or myself will regularly pick up books, quarantine them, and then
check them in.  Again, this is a work in progress.

I would love to bring a book cart in for students to look through, but
right now the direction in my district is that no student can handle
another item a student just touched....which makes looking through a cart
of books not an option.

As far as my schedule goes, I am flex, so I will be working with teams to
set up a schedule of my lessons, trying to only work with one team per
couple of days so I am not crossing teams and grades daily.   This idea
will also be used when delivering and picking up books.

On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 7:08 AM Musket, Kimberly <
kmusket at wallingfordschools.org> wrote:

> Good morning-
> I am a middle school librarian and have been trying to think of the best
> ways to get books to students this coming school year. The other middle
> school librarian in my town and I are working on a plan to get books to
> students in a safe way.
>
> We do not have regularly-scheduled classes. We collaborate with classroom
> teachers. During pre-pandemic times, teachers would bring their classes to
> get books and students could come down individually to get books.
>
> We are going to have collection bins for each day of the week so we know
> when books have been returned. After 72 hours, we will check them in and
> shelve them. We are thinking that we will have students request the books
> they want and we will deliver them to classrooms. Maybe have a set schedule
> such as, Mondays for sixth grade, etc.
>
> Does anyone else have any good suggestions for getting books to middle
> school students?
>
> Thank you
> Kim
>
> Kim Musket
> School Librarian
> Webmaster
> James H. Moran, Sr. Middle School
>
> Currently reading *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix *by J.K.
> Rowling, Illustrated by Jim Kay.
> Currently listening to *The Breadwinner *by Deborah Ellis*.*
>
> Just finished reading:
> *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire *by J.K. Rowling, Illustrated by Jim
> Kay.
> *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban *by J.K. Rowling, Illustrated
> by Jim Kay.
> *To Night Owl from Dogfish *by Holly Goldberg Sloan
> *H**arry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets *by J.K. Rowling, Illustrated
> by Jim Kay
>
> Just finished listening to:
>
> *The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon**Macy McMillan and the Rainbow
> Goddess *by Shari Green.
> *Amal Unbound *by Aisha Saeed
> *The Downstairs Girl *by Stacey Lee
>
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William J.Johnston Middle School
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