But. As hectic as they've been, these have been the four best weeks of my professional life ever. I go home happy every night: I get to talk with students about books, help them find research tools, help teachers learn how to use Google Classroom and Chrome Books, and work with administrators that support me. I know it might not always be this good, but man oh man, I'm takin' it while I can get it now!
Here's a super quick rundown of the haps in the MSJH Library the first few weeks of school:
WEEK 1 started with LOTS of non-fiction shifting. LOTS OF IT. That's ok, cause I found out that the collection has the very first non-fiction book I ever owned:
And, I found out there's gonna be lots and lots and TONS of weeding going on this year.
Um..."up to date" books on America's hottest, most popular teen idols???
I also found out that some people don't know how to take care of their books.
Just COPY THE PAGES, people! Don't let the sticky notes get caught in there!
WEEK 2 began with some staff training and meet and greets. I'm super nervous about being evaluated, since that hasn't happened in over three years, and they're using a evaluation tool. How does a librarian show student growth for 600+ students? I don't know, either. We'll find out TOGETHER!
During WEEK 3 I found out that students really, truly check out books here! Our (already weeded down) fiction collection is now looking a lot less than healthy, and since I forgot to take a picture of my first display. I thought I'd have lots of time (since books were hardly every checked out last year) to take a photo, but I only got this one, which has lots of holes in it. Oh, well!
It was COMPLETELY FULL...I swear! I should've written all the titles down, like I did last year at Uni, but as a lonely librarian with no aid, there's not time for stuff like that.
This WEEK 4 has started off well, too. I've already completed another display (more on that later), and I found out I get to have the privilege of getting a Chrome Cart up and running by testing on Wednesday. That means...I BETTER JET! (Like I said, things are moving so quickly!)
One side note...Remember how I said I've gone home happy every night? I felt a lot of guilt about that last week. I don't feel like I should be so happy when I go home. Almost like, if I'm not struggling then how can I be making a difference? Well, I got so guilt-ridden last week that I started to cry on my husband's shoulder. (OK, OK, you got me: it was UGLY crying.) He said if I'm happy every night when I come home I can be a better mother AND better educator. He's right (AGAIN), but I do feel like I should have to suffer for my art.
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