[CASL-L] Follett Facebook Group and Book Checkouts

[Elaine Shapiro]

We lend books like usual.
So far we have been hybrid, so most classes are small.  I hand
sanitize kids and they browse and borrow.  I try to keep them from
congregating for too long in one area.  We quarantine returns for a few
days, then reshelve.
We are about to get more crowded however, with the hybrid ending for K-2 on
Monday, and for 3-4 on Nov 16, despite the rising rates.  I am more
concerned about the Covid risk in the air than on the books.
I haven't made Destiny log ins for students, so no one is placing holds.
In our school, I don't think they would log in to Destiny unless they were
with me.   We set up a curbside program for the remote learners, via a
google form, but very few have taken advantage, and interest died down
after an initial flurry.

Elaine Shapiro
Broad Brook School

On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 9:24 PM Leslie Redmond <leslie.r719 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> We are also having in person students and distance learners put books on
> hold in Destiny. We were able to purchase more ebooks and a JLG ebook
> subscription at the start of the year. I made several screencastify videos
> showing how to use Destiny holds and check out ebooks. They are posted in
> all 7 google media classrooms and I showed them to parents at zoom open
> house. Students return books to a bin in their class and they are collected
> and put in a box labeled by the day of the week in the library so they can
> sit and decontaminate. I also have a plastic bin outside the front door for
> distance learners to return books. And I have taken a cart of books to
> primary grades for them to choose from.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 29, 2020, at 1:22 PM, Jenny Lussier <jlussier at rsd13.org> wrote:
>
> 
> Hi all - I'd like to echo Larissa's thoughts about that FB group. It is
> excellent!!!
>
> Larissa, at my PreK-2 school we are pushing into classes. I bring carts of
> books for them to choose from. We are really close to having ClassLink (our
> single sign on platform) work with Destiny Discover so kids can place holds
> and favorite books.
>
> I bring books for my 2 preK classes to choose from.
>
> Every kid got a 2 gallon bag for their library book(s), but many have lost
> those.
>
> I am actually teaching library to half my school 2x per week. One day is
> book checkout. Sometimes they tell me things they want me to bring, but
> mostly they are happy browsing the cart.
>
> They put the book they are done with on my cart, wash their hands, and
> choose a new book. When I get back to the library, I check the returned
> books out to a "On vacation" account and keep them there for 4 days.
>
> I am also doing exchange with the classes I don't teach. Each teacher
> found a time that worked and I zip in and out.
>
> I am not doing remote learners yet. It's hard just doing this.
>
> Hope everyone is hanging in there!
> Jenny
>
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 11:57 AM Larissa Crocco <lcrocco at woodbridgeps.org>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I wanted to share that there is an amazing Facebook Group called Follett
>> Destiny Users for Librarians. I highly recommend it.
>>
>> I also wanted to check in and see how everyone is circulating books. I
>> know we talked about this earlier in the year.
>>
>> We currently have around 600, maybe a few more, in person learners at my
>> pre-k 6 school. We push in for our fixed classes. Grades 2-6 have learned
>> or are learning how to login to Destiny to place a hold. Younger kids fill
>> out request slips, or we go in the morning and ask them to share what books
>> they want. We also do book talks. We are doing book checkouts for pick up
>> for our remote learners in Grades 3-6. Hoping to expand it to include K-2
>> in the very near future. Pre-K is not currently getting books.
>>
>> A surprising benefit is that kids are becoming mode astute Destiny
>> searchers and strengthening their catalog skills as well as discovering
>> other books they would have walked right by. I have a hunch that our
>> administration is eager for us to reopen for browsing. It would be helpful
>> to know that we are not the only ones using this type of a system still.
>>
>> I should add that we are also quartining books in bins for 7 days as we
>> simply do not have enough spaces to spread materials out.
>>
>> Thank you for your input,
>>
>> Larissa
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