Library aide

Are you overwhelmed by all the “stuff” in a library and the “things” you have to do to serve teachers and students? You may need a Personal Management Strategy! Read on to see how I dev…

#Library #technicians and #assistants aid #librarians by keeping records, cataloging, sorting, and shelving books and other materials, and by assisting library users. Library Technicians usually have duties that are more responsible and less clerical in nature than those of assistants. However, specific duties of these support staff workers vary depending on the size and local practices of the library.

We are passionate supporters of public libraries here at Pages Unbound. But there are still awesome services and programs I would love to see libraries provide! Here are ten cool ideas that would g…

I love the library I work in. I love my giant circulation desk with all of its counter space, the huge windows that let me see the sun shining through the trees, the birds chirping outside (except the one time a bird came in the library, but that's a story for another day), and all the space my students have to work or play games or read. The one thing I don't particularly love, though, is the giant support beam that sits right in front of my desk. It's pretty clear that the space my…

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In 2017, I wrote a blog post titled "12 (mostly cheap) Teacher Tricks that Work in an Elementary Library." What I did not realize when I wrote that post was the positive response it would receive. The goal was to share simple, but effective strategies that I have found helpful when working with students in

Passive programming in a school library allows students a sense of ownership, a place to explore, experiment, and fail without consequence.