Week 2

It was a busy week in the Media Center! Students were back in the building and everyone came to the Media Center to switch out their books.

When books are returned to the Media Center, they are quarantined on a book cart for 2 days due to COVID restrictions. This makes Monday mornings very busy, as we have two carts of books to shelve each week.

I processed book holds for students and seperated them on the cart by in-person and digital students.

In-person students pick up their holds when their class visits the Media Center each week. Digital students can pick their books up curbside. Once a digital student's books are ready, we send an email to the parent letting them know they can pick them up. We have two designated parking spots in the front of the school that they can park in. Then, they call the Media Center phone number listed on the sign to let us know they are here. Next, Media staff brings the books out to the car. It works just like grocery curbside pickup.

Before each class came to check out this week, I made sure that the tables were restocked with books.

Pictured above are the tables for 2nd through 5th grade. There is a table for graphic novels, chapter books, and non-fiction books. Before each class comes to check out, I make sure the books on the table are a good mix of all reading levels.

This week I also finished putting together our Black History Month bulletin board. I am happy with how it turned out. I printed book covers for each title with a summary of what the book is about. Next week, we will display the books together so students can find them easily.

One of the ways our Media Center is promoting reading this year is by having teachers display a poster with the current book they are reading somewhere in their classroom. The idea is to show students that even as adults, we are always reading. The teachers fill out a Google form with their name and title of the book they are currently reading. If this is their first time filling out the form, we give them a new poster. If they already have a poster, we will go to their classroom and update the information for them. This week we gave out nine new posters to teachers.