[ISLMA-Share] Fall Inventory

[Gail Janz]

Perhaps just once you should do an inventory both times. This way you can
tell/prove if things disappear over the summer.

On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 11:52 AM, Michelle Shippy <mshippy at dakota201.com>
wrote:

> I'm finishing my third year as the school librarian for our district.  My
> predecessor had always closed all of the building libraries the last week
> of school to complete inventory in May/June, so that's the procedure I've
> followed so far.  Every summer our elementary library is open sporadically
> to host various summer library programming planned by a handful of
> elementary teachers.  I've trained these volunteers how to check-in and
> check-out materials and given them a crash course in reading the shelves.
> Long story short, the elementary library is a mess at the beginning of the
> next school year, negating a lot of work that my aides complete at the end
> of the school year with inventory. I am toying with the idea of completing
> inventory in August.
>
>
>
> I am wondering if any of you can add your two cents (or more) about
> completing inventory in the fall rather than the spring.  I'd like to hear
> both positive and negative experiences, so I can make an informed
> decision.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
>
>
> Michelle Shippy
>
> Dakota CUSD #201
>
> District Librarian
>
> mshippy at dakota201.com
>
> 815-449-2812 x184
>
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