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The Library Student Advisory Board | Emily Cook
Our LSAB students plan and participate in several activities throughout the year.
The Library Student Advisory Board
Emily Cook reports on the value of a distinctly student perspective.
n 2019 librarians Emily Cook and Elizabeth Teaff formalized a student advisory group to accomplish projects focused on giving students the freedom to easily express their opinions and spearhead library initiatives. This group came to be known by its acronym LSAB, short for Library Student Advisory Board.I LSAB is dedicated to the auditing and improvement of library services, spaces, collections, and programming. Members represent all class years and majors and range from library student workers to students who just love the library.
During the 2021-22 school year, membership on the board increased from 7 to 21 students. Members met once a month to discuss action items.
In addition to making tech and administrative improvements in the library, such as acquiring new self-checkout machines and generating new signage, LSAB connects with the student body by sponsoring a “study break” where students can grab snacks, chat, and leave feedback and suggestions for the library.
Projects that the group assisted in this past academic year included but were not limited to: creating a printed building directory, input on the new online maps of Leyburn, diversification of the fiction collection, a book sale, and collaboration with W&L’s office of sustainability to install faucet aerators on bathroom sinks. Other recent LSAB projects were: plants in the restrooms, fun decals in the Leyburn and Telford stairwells, and improvement to the main floor “Book Nook’” space. In the spring, LSAB created a “Who We Are” poster display to advertise the board and new signage about safety on campus for Leyburn restrooms.
For several years, they have been promoting “LSABurdays” on Instagram. This social media presence gives fun exposure to the board members by highlighting them on the library’s Insta page.
Finally, this past academic year, LSAB set-up a finals week “happy box” project as a creative way for student’s to de-stress, created an interactive display for Library Lover’s Day, and had a very successful a trivia night and “guess the volumes” contest for National Library Week. n
LSAB MEMBERSHIP HAS INCREASED FROM 7 TO 21 STUDENTS
This group is open to suggestions from students, faculty, and staff, can be contacted here:
