A Day in the Life of a School Librarian

A Day in the Life of a School Librarian

So ……

So ……What do you think I

do all day?!

Days of the old schoolyard ……..

Days of the old schoolyard ……..

What memories do you have of your school

librarian?

No two days are the same but a typical day is:

Structure of a School Day

08.55 – 09.50 Period 109.50 – 10.00 Roll Call10.00 – 11.00 Period 211.00 – 11.30 Interval11.30 – 12.30 Period 312.30 – 13.30 Period 413.30 – 14.10 Lunch14.10 – 15.20 Period 5 (includes SSR)

8.00 – 9.00am

Getting set for the day ………Check emails and booking sheetOpen Twitter, Diigo, Bitly &

LivebindersRespond to correspondenceTake bookingsOpen libraryAttend staff briefing

9.00 – 10.00am

Year 9 class booked for 1st orientation visit with their English teacher Tour Dewey Game Important bits about the library Story

10.00 – 11.00am

Book selection from consignment delivery Appraise non fiction books for

curriculum content

Meeting with teacher about new Year 13 English standard

Discussion around task and selection of suitable texts

11.00 – 12.00pm

Morning tea Discussion with teacher about lesson

– Encyclopaedia Quiz

Year 10 class booked into classroom

session on ways to use Google vs. Sweetsearch

12.00 – 1.00pm

Lesson Planning: Put together a Livebinder for classes

starting a unit on Earthquakes through Y11 Science

Select books to show Book Club at lunchtime

Decide on which ones I will review

Choose a section from a book to read aloud

1.00 – 2.00pm

Quick lunch at my desk and then ………

Book club in the library classroom

2.00 – 3.00pm

SSR

Year 9 Orientation lesson #2 in the library classroom Library Catalogue session Two activities – Dewey Story & Library Map

3.00 – 4.00pm

Study Centre

Lesson Planning: with Kaiawhina for Y11-13

Maori research assignment

My Research Plan

What will I do first?

What will I do next?

What am I confident about doing for my research? Finding good information Forming good research questions Taking notes Something else ….. ____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

What do I need help with for my research? Finding good information Forming good research questions Taking notes Something else ….. ____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

How will I present my information about my person?

4.00 – 5.00pm

Professional Reading

Planning for the next day Checking bookings Preparing for classes Collecting together resources Shelf check and tidy

The intersection between school and public libraries

The intersection between school and public libraries

…………….How can we work

together?

Linking to each other in the minds of our users

Linking to each other in the minds of our users

Meeting together, talking to each other

Linking to each other in the minds of our users

Meeting together, talking to each other

Shared understanding of what we all do

Linking to each other in the minds of our users

Meeting together, talking to each other

Shared understanding of what we all do

Linking to the curriculum

Other ideas????

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