Library Practices that Work

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Library Practices that Work

• By Becky Forbes
• West County Elementary School

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Topics

• Library design
• Cataloguing
• Discipline
• Check out

• Administration
• Seating
• Book Repair
• Shelving
• Instruction

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Administration

• Budget
• Board Reports
• Student Privacy

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Library Design

• Phone Location
• Computer Location
• OPAC computer
• Computer screen privacy

• Tables
• Shelving
• Counter
• Book Return
• Teacher desk

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Seating

• ABC order
• No backs to librarian
• Tables
• Chair (Tennis balls)

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Cataloguing

• Verso page
• Titlewave
• MaineCat
• Library of Congress (Can download)
• Minimal vs. complete at time of processing
• Various programs that catalog for you
• Ordering through book jobbers

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Book Repair

• Basket under counter
• Book Hospital
• Supplies
• A stitch in time saves nine.
• Consider time vs. cost
• Repair Patron

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Discipline

• PBS school
• Library code of conduct
• PBS rules posted
• Review as needed no check outs till
  appropriate behavior

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Shelving

• Teach 4th graders specific Dewey order
• 4th graders shelve last quarter
• 5th graders shelve books
• Baskets for special collections
• Sets in special area
• Shelves marked with titles of sets colored
  sheets with titles younger students can
  check out

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Instruction

• Curriculum
• Technology
• All through School webpage and my
• webpage
• Teacher requests
• MAP prep
• Fun?

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Check out

• Library Cards
• Daily card file boxes
• Purple baskets
• Shelf markers
• Kindergarten practice