[ISLMA-Share] English Novel Checkouts

Thu Oct 20 13:19:30 CDT 2016

Classroom teachers do all the book checkouts while their students are in
the library.  This allows them to make sure that at least one of the
student choices is at a just right level and frees me up assist students in
the stacks and make book recommendations.  It has worked well for the last
15 years.

:0) Patty

On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 12:23 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> We started this last year.  The difference is that the teachers keep the
> books in their rooms. So they pass the books out, and either the kids come
> down here or I take a chromebook to their room to do checkout.
>
> When they collect the books, they either run the kids through the library
> again or just stack the books and I come and check them all in before they
> are stored again.
>
> I've given them the option of taking the chromebook to their rooms and
> doing it themselves, but so far they haven't and it's really quick for me.
> They usually just give me a call or email and ask if it's OK to come, so if
> I'm busy they don't have a problem waiting.
>
> Annette Mills
>
> School Librarian
>
> Triad High School
>
> 703 E. Highway 40
>
> Troy, IL 62294
>
> annette.mills at tcusd2.org
>
> (618)667-5409x7120
>
> On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 11:32 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> I'm looking for advice on a situation I'm in this year.
>> We recently consolidated all of the English novels into one space and
>> barcoded them for use with the library software because the teachers were
>> losing too many copies each year by not keeping good enough records.
>> Originally, we thought I would just check the books out for each class when
>> the time came. However, I'm finding that this is taking up a much bigger
>> chunk of my time than expected and my programming/planning has suffered.
>>
>> The English classes checkout 3-5 novels per semester. This means that
>> every couple of weeks, I am having to round up books and schedule times
>> with the English teachers to do the checkouts. It's been very disruptive to
>> my usual work. I have no assistants to help me except for two student
>> assistants twice per day. They have been great about helping me check the
>> books in, but are not usually available when the novels need checking out.
>>
>> So I devised a system in which I designated a cart and a scanner
>> specifically as English department use only. I've given our English
>> teachers permission in Destiny to check books out/in. I typed up very
>> specific instructions for logging into Destiny and checking the books out.
>> One of my student assistants even made a video explaining how to check the
>> books out. So the new system is as follows: The teachers are to tell me
>> when they need a novel and how many copies of it. I put the novels on the
>> cart and have the scanner with instructions for checking the books out to
>> students. The first time that the teachers need to check out books, I bring
>> the cart in, walk them through the checkout process for the first few
>> books, then leave. After that, it's completely up to them to come get the
>> cart, check out their books, and bring the cart back (unless they have a
>> tech problem). I will continue to put the books on the cart ahead of time
>> for them, though.
>>
>> Naturally, the English teachers are fighting this. They see it as one
>> more thing on their plates, when in reality, I'm taking at least one thing
>> off of their plates. Instead of them having to find out who has the novel
>> they need and bringing enough copies back to their rooms, I am now doing
>> that part for them. And instead of writing the novels/student names down on
>> a piece of paper, they are scanning it into Destiny. Besides getting my
>> programming and teaching time back, after thinking the various options
>> through, this seemed to be the best way to get classes the books they need
>> when the teachers want them. If I am ever absent on a day when they want
>> books, especially if it is an unexpected absence, their plans would be
>> thrown for a loop. If there's anything I've found about our English
>> department, they are not the most flexible group of teachers.
>>
>> I don't mean to put down our English department though, because they are
>> great teachers.
>>
>> What I am wondering is if any of you do something similar to this system,
>> if you do something different (as a solo librarian with no full time aide),
>> or if you think I am wrong in using this system. The English teachers
>> clearly think I am wrong in it.
>>
>> Thank you!
>> Alison Kurtz
>> Library Media Specialist
>> Sandwich High School
>> 515 E. Lions Rd.
>> Sandwich, IL 60548
>> 815-786-2157 ex. 22134
>> akurtz at kidsroe.org
>>
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