Week 4

 This week ended on a very busy note.  It was only a 4 day week in Gwinnett.  On Thursday, we had several classes who typically come to check books out on Fridays fill nearly all of our open spots.  We had back-to-back classes with almost no time to breathe until lunch time.  It was great!  It almost felt like school did pre-covid.

Earlier this year, our school received books from the county purchased with a Title 3 grant for schools with a large population of English learners, including immigrant children.  There were approximately 150 books for each grade level in K-5.  At the time, our admin team decided they wanted to keep the books together by grade level and give them to ESOL teachers to use with their students.  I processed all the books in September and October with a barcode and Destiny record.  After that the books sat in plastic bins in the Media Center because the ESOL teachers ended up not wanting them.  This week our principal decided we would make better use of the books by putting them in the Media Center.  I ended up spending the better part of the week re-processing the books in Destiny and I only completed 1st and 2nd grades.  For every book, I had to change the call number, add a purchase price, change the circulation type to 'Regular', delete the description text, and add a sublocation if applicable.  

Next, I added spine labels and clear protectors to each book. I ended up running out of spine label covers towards the end of the 2nd grade books.  Next week, I will continue editing each record and at least printing the spine labels.  Once the order of more clear protectors arrives I will place the spine labels and protectors on each book.

In September when I originally processed the books, I was asked to write the Fountas & Pinnell book level on the cover of each book and put a label on the cover that said what grade level it was purchased for.  We don't put levels on books in the Media Center because we don't want students to feel embarrassed for reading at a lower level than their peers.  I did my best to remove each level from the cover by wiping it off or blacking it out.  I then covered the grade level labels with another label that covered the grade.   The whole process is very lengthy, but I am glad that these books will be put to good use by students soon!