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. 

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On Oct 29, 2020, at 1:22 PM, Jenny Lussier <jlussier@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@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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