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

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Like Deb, we put all our new books during National Library Week. We put
them on carts and create a book dedication plate (sticker) so that teachers
can dedicate books to themselves in honor of NLW. It's cool opening up
books and seeing teacher names from years past.

When I have a lot of new, good books that teachers will like, I scan them
into a GoodReads shelf and send out that link. I know they look at them
because they'll email me to save them copies. I also take some of them to
the department meetings.

Sherry Jo Baehr
Head Librarian @ Niles West High School



On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 10:51 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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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