[ISLMA-Share] How to let teachers know about the new materials in the library

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Thanks everyone for the ideas! I think I will do a combo of all of these.

Thanks also for letting me know about Destiny Quest. I will make sure not
to use that anymore.

Rikki Steinmetz

On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 2:51 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> This isn't ideal because I do it only one time per year--but I found
> (after many years of trying) that just giving teachers lists of titles
> (regardless of the form) just didn't work.  Most of them simply did not
> look at them.
>
> What I now do is take one day during National Library Week to pull all of
> the new books that were added to the library during that year and spread
> them out on the tables (divided by category--fiction, history, science,
> etc.).   I add a little bribery to encourage teachers and staff to
> visit--lots of treats and a drawing for giftcards.  I usually have at least
> a few of those visitors give me lists of books that they want to check out
> at the end of that day.  I had a record number of visitors this year.
> There are administrators who come in to browse on that day who are often
> only in the library when the school board meets in here for their meetings.
>
> Getting the books pulled (I do that) and put away (my assistant's job) is
> a pain--but it's definitely more successful for me than lists.  I've had a
> few teachers tell me that they really look forward to those new-book
> display days and to the days when I put out the books that have been weeded
> and are looking for new homes (I just have to be sure that no one mixes up
> those two different events!!).
>
> Deb Bachfischer
> Metamora High School
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>> I have recently been approached by a few teachers who would like to be
>> able to see when new books and materials are added to the library. Destiny
>> Quest shows the 15 newest books added to the library, which is nice, but
>> the teachers don't always go there. Does anyway have a nice way to show the
>> teachers and staff when new books come in and which books they are?
>> Thanks!
>> Rikki Steinmetz
>> Pleasantdale District 107
>> rikkir77 at gmail.com
>>
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