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the twenty-first century that the role of the librarian in the public school sector has probably experienced the greatest alteration and modification in regard to its identity. The role of the school librarian had to evolve at a rapid rate to keep up with the times or risk extinction. It started slowly in the nineteen eighties and nineties with the eradication of card catalogs and the implementation of the the computer database as a means of finding items within the library. It has been snowballing ever since with the advent of the internet and information accessibility.…

popular, and support author studies embedded in the curriculum. Finally, he will order science fair books for STEM projects for fifth grade. Do you have recommendations for involving students, faculty or other community members in building the Children’s’ collections? Student input is essential when building a library collection. School librarians should find out their students’ interest and involve them in helping to select print and e-resource they are interest in. One of the simplest…

assistance from the librarians, students have all the tools necessary to complete tasks successfully. That is, if students visit the library constantly and look for the assistance it can provide.…

I had parents at the beginning of the year request to be emailed or call because they were highly interested in helping out such as setting up, taking down, and helping throughout the day. Just because a parent tells you they are interested does not mean they will always commit. I emailed parents who volunteered at our school along with discussing it the Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) president. Therefore, we ended up having three parents come in and volunteer a few hours during the…

Right to read Books can be challenged or banned at anytime when it is in a school’s library if a teacher, student, parent, or administrator thinks it is explicit or offensive in any way. Books get banned because of offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to any age group. The Roman Catholic church began the Index Librorum Prohibitorum in 1559 which is a list of all the notorious banned books. Plato was the first to talk about the idea of banning books in 360 B.C., he said that…

I broke the ice easily and we become comfortable with each other quickly. She provided a great deal of information about the workings of today’s library and its librarians. I asked response-provoking questions that allowed Sally Joe to open up about her duties and work as a librarian. She gave me a personal tour of the facility which contained a number of areas. I was impressed with her knowledge of the library’s layout and its systems. When I asked about power failures and she quickly showed…

home where it can be used?” (Lankes). It is a sincere concern, why spend money on improving library infrastructure when you can improve the infrastructure of homes? However, this concerns public libraries and cannot be applied to school libraries. School libraries are funded as part of a school budget and as such the money can only be used for the school. Lankes also has a response for this stating, “The money and time spent on libraries would be better spent on our schools and teachers.”…

-will work with the coordinating committee to advocate for an increase in time for collaboration between the Media Specialist and teachers in order to increase student achievement Goal #2: The school library program has a minimum of one full-time certified/licensed librarian supported by qualified staff sufficient for the school’s instructional programs, services, facilities, size, and number of teachers and students. The School Librarian: – will work with administration to ensure that the…

On Wednesday, March 23 I had an interview with Vanessa Kraps, the head librarian at Ohio State Mansfield. She has an extensive background of special skills and training which include a Master’s degree in library and information sciences, a bachelor degree in psychology, and an internship. It was very interesting to learn that to be a librarian you need to have a master’s degree. Her job includes many different roles with helping faculty and students with the research process. Some ways she helps…

gentrify …that is the question. I was quite surprised by the passion this topic ignites on library blogs and discussion boards. Some librarians are down right angry at the idea of “dissing” Dewey, while others embrace the change. After much consideration, if ever given the opportunity to organize a library, it would most definitely be in the genrefication or bookstore model, alphabetically for the fiction selections, while the non-fiction would be shelved according to Dewey. First, arranging…