Make Your Library Shine Ramona Abernathy, Lori Bush, Ellen Clements, and Jil’Lana Heard
Collaboration
There are 6 media specialists in our district 4,000 students Use Renaissance Place in grades 2-12 We wanted consistency throughout the district Share resources and ideas Meet frameworks Grants
Monthly Meetings
Meet once a month to plan displays, themes, genre information Christmas Party – book exchange Troubleshoot district-wide, literacy related issues Discuss Frameworks – Ellen’s story Vendor presentations Discuss professional journals Discuss professional development opportunities
Shared Themes
Hollywood Hot Reads at the upper level Get Caught Reading focused on taking pictures of students and faculty reading at lower levels “Paws and Read”
Monthly Genres
October – Mysteries November – Historical fiction December – Illustrators January – Adventures February – Black History, Coretta Scott King Award Winners March – Folk Tales, Fairy Tales, Tall Tales, Music in Our Schools Month April – Poetry/Sports
Shared Resources
Guest speakers Library Materials – inter-library loan Professional materials Decorations Ideas Young Adult Author Series
Programs
Library Lion Read Across America – guest readers Teen Read Week – Books With Bite School wide read Author visits Music in our Schools Month Simon and Diamond Teen Tech Week
Frameworks
Using templates Marking/highlighting frameworks that are being taught Reflect on weaknesses and missing links Use that information for next years’ instruction
Summer Reading
Libraries open on different days Students allowed to AR test Programs for younger students Available for 4-12 Incentives