Collection development - Weeding workshop

Hi everyone,
For those of you who would like to get some hands on practice at weeding and assessing your school library collection, I will be running a session at Papatoetoe South School on Thursday Dec 2 from 9.30 am - 2.30 (at the very latest).

Please RSVP to me, lisa.allcott@natlib.govt.nz if you would like to attend. You will need to bring your lunch if you intend to stay into the afternoon (not obligatory). We will spend some time discussing the issues around weeding and assessing your collection, but will mostly be working with the collection.

National Library will be looking at filming some of the session for adding to the website but there is no obligation to be on film if you do not wish to be.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Lisa Allcott

Homework for Day 3 reminder

Task One – Prepare a needs analysis for the library users in your school.

Task Two – Draft with your team a school Library Collection: Guiding statement

Task Three - Outline of Buying plan. (See website). Include: a) Curriculum area(s) that classes are studying this year that need(s) strengthening b) An area of recreational reading that could be strengthened e.g. more picture books with Pacific Island themes / characters. c) An area in your reference section that needs strengthening

Task Four – Explore and promote an e- resource we used todayDescribe how you showed/ promoted one e- resources eg -EPIC, Te Ara to a student or a teacher

Task Five – With a buddy visit two more libraries in your area, looking particularly at staff work areas. Record with camera, load example on blog

Task Six – Gather documentation for, or update, Library Handbook

Day 3 Introduction to School Libraries

Hello Everybody

Alice, Lisa, and Anthea are looking forward to seeing you all next week on Tuesday 14th September. I will be on leave in the sunshine!!

All the very best for your work in your school libraries and please come to visit us and keep using the blog to stay in touch with each other.

Cheers Pauline

Birkenhead Primary School's new library

Our new library was installed a week ago. It was a mad rush to get all the books on the shelf over the long weekend in time for book week starting on the Tuesday and the official opening on the Thursday. There is still lots to do, but our school now has a library after 3 terms without one.

Tidy Kiwi almost done!!

Hello everyone, Looking forward to next day of course. I am hoping to get some new posters & signage for our Library, (badly needed)

Furniture in the office has been rearranged & looking so much better. A little more to do.

See you all soon

Diane
Wesltlake Girls High School

Hi everyone. I am new to te blogging scene and to being a teacher in charge of te library. So a steep learning curve to go on. Have also been asked to source new shelving for the library. GREAT! Would like advice on names of suppliers for shelving. Am thinking of especially of picture books where teh cover can be forward facing facing.
Any suggestions?

A bit of a survey...

Hi all from the 2009 course and welcome to those on the 2010! I have a bit of a problem in my library, so I thought I'd survey you all and hopefully get some ideas to solve the problem. My inherited shelving is shelving along a wall that has no fixed ends or fixed dividers and so to indicate the alphabetical and dewey numerical systems we use the Raeco Indicator blocks ( fig C on Raeco's 2010 catalogue, pg E29 ) and to we also have some of the Raeco Standard Steel bookends ( fig A on Raeco's 2010 catalogue, pg E24 ). My problem is - the Indicator blocks can't hold the weight of any books - even if they are supported by a bookend - so my indicator blocks end up being shoved over - by children and books and the shelves are driving me nuts as they always look a mess. Has anyone else got a solution to get these indicator blocks to stay standing upright - I had wondered if I was going to have to buy the Checkmate Book Supports ( fig D on Raeco's 2010 catalogue, pg E24 ) to not support the books, but to support each side of the indicator block. Alternatively - do I chuck those indicator blocks and re-invest in something that has a bit more weight to it - if so, any suggestions on what that product could be? The only other ones I have seen in my limited library career are the ones from Syba Signs ( Winter 2010 catalogue, pg 10 ).
I'd really love to hear from any of you, any and all suggestions are welcomed - I am getting to desperation point!!
Thanks in advance!
Lisa at Te Papapa School, Onehunga.