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Although I am in a middle school, I thought I would chime in.  I have an
application for student workers that includes asking them to put 10 fiction
books in order and 10 nonfiction books, when they arrive at school (we have
no study halls so all work is done before school), and why they want to
work in the library. I also ask for reference from a teacher.  Talking to
the teacher is always enlightening because behavior in the library and
classroom is not always the same I've found.

 If high school students are getting out of study hall to help, I would ask
about grades and how often they use their study hall to actually study.
You might find your helpers need to do their homework and aren't much
help.  The teacher reference would help with this, too.

Kathy Wickline
Unity Junior High Librarian
Tolono, IL
wicklinek at unity.k12.il.us

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> >I would be interested in this as well.  We already have student aides in
> >the library; they volunteer their time during their study hall period.
> >Right now, my aide (who has been at the school for many years) goes into
> >the study halls and selects students she thinks would be a good fit for
> us,
> >but I am considering trying to start using an application process.
> >
> >What sorts of questions do you ask high school students?  And has anyone
> >had experience with students acting negatively towards you after not being
> >picked to be an aide?
> >
> >Thanks for your help!
> >Amy Phillips
> >
> >Library Media Specialist
> >Riverside Brookfield High School
> >phillipsa at rbhs208.net
> >aebromberg at gmail.com
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> >On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 3:10 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
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> >Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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> >> Hi there,
> >>
> >> I would like to start a student volunteer program in my Middle School
> >> library.
> >>
> >> They would do and help with basic tasks around the library once a week
> >> during their lunch.
> >>
> >> I am considering allowing them to come down throughout the week if they
> >> had time during class to check if there was "work" to be done.
> >>
> >> Has anyone done this?  How did it go?
> >>
> >> I also want to have an application process so that I can pick whom I
> want.
> >> Besides the obvious info, what kinds of info should I ask on the
> >> application?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Sincerely,
> >> Amy Hamernick
> >> Teacher Librarian
> >> Century Jr. High
> >> @AhamernickCJH
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> >>
> >> "If we always do what we've always done,
> >> we will get what we've always got."
> >> ~Adam Urbanski~
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