making public library & school library partnerships work in troubled times bill harris &...
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Making Public Library & School Library
Partnerships Work in Troubled TimesBill Harris & Carol Sivard
Your Experiences
Normal Everyday Duties
Media Specialist TasksMedia Program Advocate
Literature Appreciation
Readers Guidance
CreatingBrochuresBookmarksFlyersDisplays
Media Specialist TasksCurriculum Development
BooktalksInformation Literacy
• Research
• Plagiarism
• Works Cited PageUse of Online Resources
Media Specialist TasksCollection Development
SurveysNeeds Assessment
Budgeting
OrderingBooksAudiovisualsPeriodicals / SubscriptionsSuppliesProcessing Materials
Weeding
Handling Challenged Materials
Media Specialist TasksSpecial Programs
Author VisitsPoetry JamReading RumbleContestsReading CountsClubs
Media Specialist TasksTechnology Support
Equipment Inventory
Edline
Maintenance Requests
Webmaster – School and Media Center
Liaison for Mass Telephone Messaging for Parents
Testing Proctor / Monitor
Youth Services Librarian
Teen Advisory Board
Youth Services Librarian
Game Zone
Youth Services Librarian
Special ProgramsTeen Talent ShowFilm FestivalHispanic Heritage Poster ContestCollege PrepTeen Read WeekNational Gaming Day
Youth Services Librarian
Other TasksReference DeskShelvingProgrammingSchedulingSocial NetworkingKids / Teen WebsiteOutreach
How do you connect with the
local schools?
Where do you start?
School LibrarianCollege & Career CounselorPrincipalEnglish TeacherReading TeacherDepartment Head
When do you start?
Testing Schedule
Test Grade Level Dates
FCAT Retakes 11th and 12th April 9th – 20th
FCAT 9th and 10th April 16th – 20th
FCAT Makeup 9th and 10th April 23rd – 27th
Biology End of Course Exam 9th April 30th – May 4th
Geometry End of Course Exam 10th May 7th – 11th
AP Exams 9th – 12th May 7th – May 18th
IB Exams 11th – 12th May 7th – May 22nd
Algebra End of Course Exam 9th May 14th
Senior Exams 12th May 22nd and 23rd (at Blake)
Flexibility
Conflicts
Persistence
Examples of Cooperation
Distribute Flyers
Having Someone On-Site for Follow-
Up
Blake TAB
Teen Read Week
Teen Poetry Jam
Conference Nights
Questions?