rough draft TLA 2011 presentation of Waxahachie (TX) ISD librarians.

1. Amy Clark, Amy Jensen , Susan Jones Megan Mills, Misha Navarro, Glenna Reisner Waxahachie ISD The Perils of the Traveling Librarian

2. You’re in Charge of Multiple Libraries Now what??? northernroad.tumblr.com

3. What’s the prevailing culture at each school? How do you fit in? School Culture

4. The Principals dailyhighfive.com the-nri.com

5. What’s A Librarian To Do? Be flexible Be patient Know your principal Be clear on your expectations for the library and understand their expectations for the school Be a team player

6. The “Other” Librarian or the Library Aide journal-news.com blogs.browardpalmbeach.com

7. What’s A Librarian To Do-Part 2? Be flexible Be patient Have thick skin Utilize their skills Make expectations clear Realize you are a team archone.tamu.edu

8. The Schools http://classroom.wisd.org/webs/hegc/ http://www.wisd.org sanjose-es.pinellas.k12.fl.us http://lauriej.typepad.com/.a/6a0120a5cd70e9970c0120a69d648c970c-pi

9. The Schools Know the school climate; the feel of the campus Be aware of the diversity of students Be aware of the diversity of staff Varied protocols and procedures Keep a positive attitude!

10. Differences in Cataloging Keeping track of everything with your calendar The campuses are so different. How do I keep track?

11. Cataloging Differences Ricky Ricotta books are cataloged differently at each campus! Yikes! Dunaway Felty

12. Monthly Calendar

13. Color coding incoming emails Using categories in your inbox Using Flags and the To Do List Use Outlook to Your Advantage

14. Use Outlook’s Organize Tool to Color Code Example of Color Coded Emails Purple = Campus #2 Red = from other librarians Green = Campus #1 Blue = emails sent specifically to me

15. How to use the Organize Tool to help you color code emails Select a message you want to “code in a color” Go to Tools Organize Using Colors Select a color– now all emails from this person will arrive in the color you selected

16. Use the Categories Tool in Outlook Right click on the square next to the name of the sender of an email Choose a color/subject to label the email Use one color for each campus, one for the district, one for filing, one for sharing, etc.

17. Customize Your Color Coding Customize colors and categories by choosing “All categories” in the box that you get when you right click on the square next to the sender’s name on an email From here you can create new categories and/or rename or re-color existing choices.

18. Use Flags and a To Do List Your calendar Enter new tasks Flagged tasks/ Flagged emails

19. Work the angle of having more than one collection to use Lend back and forth to maximize your collections Pulling from Two Collections

20. Topic 6

22. Keeping Track Keeping it Organized Keeping it Simple Ordering

23. Supplies Duplicate supply orders as much as possible. Even if one campus isn’t quite ready for more laminate, ordering it now puts you ahead and saves time. Save your orders so can refer back to them for re-ordering supplies you use often Try to stay with one company– Demco, Highsmith, etc., to make it easier on yourself.

24. Books Take advantage of expert picks like Dr. Peggy Sharp and Dr. Teri Lesesneon Follett Keep and share lists of teacher suggestions—they may be good at your other campus too Customize settings when you use collection management tools to search more expediently Copyright date, age level, favorite reviews Keep your records updated Check out your library software for ordering modules

25. Books Stick with one vendor—or just a few Order books processed—your time is valuable Email ideas to yourself when you see them Break ordering down into manageable chunks Fiction K-1, 2-3, 4-5 Nonficiton by category (sport, animals, etc) Curricular requests Block interruptions

26. Color Coding Baskets & Dedicated shelves Unshelved sections Shelving Made Quick and Easy

27. Color Coding Color coded signs on the end of the shelves Color coded dividers mark each section

28. Author Bins Popular authors are shelved in bins in our everybody books “neighborhood.”

29. Author and/or Subject Bins

30. High Interest Paperbacks

31. Series Books Series can be pulled and placed on the top or bottom of shelves to help students find them faster and help us shelve them faster. Numbering series books keeps them in order for patrons.

32. Contact Information Find this presentation http://MyLibraryLady.weebly.com/traveling-librarians.html Contact us at Amy Clark = aaclark@wisd.orgNorthsideElementary & Clift Middle School Amy Jensen = ajensen@wisd.orgShackelford Elementary & Waxahachie Ninth Grade Academy Susan Jones = sujones@wisd.orgFeltyElementary & Dunaway Elementary Megan Mills = mmills@wisd.orgWaxahachie High School and Library Coordinator MishaNavarro = mnavarro@wisd.org Finley Seventh Grade Center & Howard Eighth Grade Center Glenna Reisner = greisner@wisd.org Marvin Elementary (PK&K) & Wedgeworth Elementary