In our school pretty much every student is interested in being a librarian, so I had to introduce a selection process. Have a look at the 'student librarian' page on this blog where I have added my application form and some information about the process.
Our group of student librarians is chopped up into 2 different kinds: class librarians who are 9 and 10 years old (they do the issuing, returning and shelving of books for their class when they are having their weekly library time) and lunchtime librarians who are 7 and 8 years old (they look after the library desk where puzzles and board games are issued during lunchtime).
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Book Hospital
Once upon a time I had a spare cardboard box. You know when you have those times where you have a cardboard box, it's the perfect size, it's solid, it looks like new, it's just one of those boxes too good to be true...
Well, I decided that it was time to 'build' a Book Hospital for our library. I have to say that since the grand opening of our Book Hospital, many books have been saved from dying a painful death, or have been treated and cured from illnesses. It has given our books a heart and soul and the children love finding those books in our library that need nursing!
I am sure one of your student librarians would be interested in being a Book Nurse!
Well, I decided that it was time to 'build' a Book Hospital for our library. I have to say that since the grand opening of our Book Hospital, many books have been saved from dying a painful death, or have been treated and cured from illnesses. It has given our books a heart and soul and the children love finding those books in our library that need nursing!
I am sure one of your student librarians would be interested in being a Book Nurse!
Monday, June 25, 2012
What does a horse tail have to do with your library??? Everything!
Click on the Special Library Events Page and scroll down. I've added another really cool and crafty activity you can do in your library so go and have a look!
Click on the Special Library Events Page and scroll down. I've added another really cool and crafty activity you can do in your library so go and have a look!
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Never enough time!
There is never enough 'time 4 library'! There are so many things to do, so many books to read, so many things to learn, goodness gracious where do you start? The answer is HERE! There are many books out there to teach children library skills, with lots of ready-to-go worksheets you can photocopy. This is a great way to collect ideas, but admit it, 2D is boring!! To make it exciting for your learners, you definitely need to add an extra sparkle to the whole experience! Get the kids to stand up, run around, look for books, look for information, get them to compete, boys vs girls, blondes vs brunettes!
I decided to put together my own personalized activities, some of them might have stemmed from the typical worksheet books, but they all are tailor made to suit our school library. I aim to create a 4D experience for the children in our school, rather than working with a 2D worksheet that would be forgotten five minutes after bell time.
To have a nice balance between information skills and reading for pleasure I will add a page of our favourite story times as well. I am looking forward to sharing with you our favourite storytime sessions and most memorable and most effective library skill activities. Feel free to do as I did, take my activities and knead them until they suit your library!
Of course I invite you to share your successes with the world, please do contact me if you have had an unforgettable library session because believe me, every librarian wants to know about it!
Forget about the box, JUMP OUT!
I decided to put together my own personalized activities, some of them might have stemmed from the typical worksheet books, but they all are tailor made to suit our school library. I aim to create a 4D experience for the children in our school, rather than working with a 2D worksheet that would be forgotten five minutes after bell time.
To have a nice balance between information skills and reading for pleasure I will add a page of our favourite story times as well. I am looking forward to sharing with you our favourite storytime sessions and most memorable and most effective library skill activities. Feel free to do as I did, take my activities and knead them until they suit your library!
Of course I invite you to share your successes with the world, please do contact me if you have had an unforgettable library session because believe me, every librarian wants to know about it!
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