Meet Shelby the Shelf Marker

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Meet Shelby the Shelf Marker!
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Welcome

• Hi! Im Shelby the Shelf Marker. Welcome to
  the library media center!

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Neat!

• There are a lot of books in our library.
  Doesnt it look neat?

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Wow!

• But think what would happen if the books were
  THROWN into a pile?

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Ugh!

• Or, what if the books were STUFFED into the
  bookcase?

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Help!

• How would you find anything?

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• Thats where I comes in. Its my job to help
  keep the books in order. (Im VERY important,
  but I try not to act like it!)

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• You may be asking, Why do the librarians keep
  the library so NEAT? Why dont they just put the
  books anywhere?

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• Librarians have to keep the books in a special
  order so you can find the books you want when you
  want them.

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Start digging!

• It would take a long time to find a book if you
  have to dig through a mess.

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Found it!

• But if the books are in order, you can find the
  book you want FAST!
• You go, girl!

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• Thats why librarians work so hard to get books
  in order, and keep them that way. They want you
  to find that special book!

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Im going to miss recess!

• Who likes to dig through a mess? Who has time?

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• Thats why Im so important!

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• I mark a books place on the shelf while you
  look at it. But let me start from the beginning.

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• It takes time to find a good book to read.

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Me first!

• When you find a book that looks interesting, put
  me on the shelf next to it.

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Dont let me fall!

• Dont pull out the book until Im safely on the
  shelf.

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• Help! Im falling! OUCH!

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• Once you know Im in place, then you can pull
  out the book.

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This spot is saved!

• While you look at a book, Im saving your place
  on the shelf.

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Home, sweet home!

• If you decide you dont want the book, I remind
  you where it belongs. Im sitting in the books
  special spot. Im protecting its home until the
  book is returned.

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Book first, me last!

• Once you decide you dont want the book, put it
  back home BEFORE you take me off the shelf. This
  time, IM LAST!

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NEVER put a book back on the shelf without me
marking its home. Only librarians can do that.
Are you a librarian?
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Dont leave me behind!

• If you decide to check out the book, take me
  with you. I dont need to stay on the shelf if
  you are going to check it out. Take me with you
  to the computer and check out.

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Keep me busy!

• Return me to my special spot in the library so I
  can help another friend.

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• Remember! Books like to go home, just like you
  do.

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• Is there room on the shelf for this book? Sure,
  but this is not its home. Im not saving its
  place, so dont put your book here.

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Save Your Valuable Brain

• Let me do my job! Let me remind you where the
  book belongs so you dont have to remember. You
  need to save your brain for more important
  information!

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Lets pretend

• What if your teacher puts you on a bus this
  afternoon and tells the driver to drop you off at
  a strangers house? Do you want to go home to a
  strangers house?

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NO!

• If youre dropped off at a strangers house and
  not at home, your family will worry and think
  youre lost.

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• If a book is not returned to its home, we think
  its lost.

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• Boo-hoo! Wheres my book?

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Ah! Home Sweet Home!

• Just like you, every book has a home. Books
  belong at home until someone checks it out.

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• Speak up for books! Help us keep them in order
  and at home until they are checked out. Please
  dont let the poor little books get lost from
  their homes!

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• Rocky Ridge Elementary School
• Hoover, Alabama
• Karen King, Library Media Specialist
• Special thanks to Microsoft for their excellent
  selection of PowerPoint designs. Librarians are
  welcome to link to this page. Your comments and
  suggestions are welcome. My e-mail address is
  kaking_at_hoover.k12.al.us.