[aisle] "Library on a cart" book selections

[Meredith Riddle]

Hello librarian friends,

For those of you bringing a selection of books to the classrooms: how do
you pick what to put on the cart?

I've been doing elementary "library on a cart" (book delivery) to
classrooms since we returned to in-person classes in mid-August. We are a
rural school district operating in a hybrid learning mode (in-person
classes 5 days per week, half-days)

We have a really low tech library catalog - we're planning to transition to
Destiny in the next year or two - so there's no way for students to request
books except pencil and paper. I got really tired of the paper shuffling,
so I started just bringing a selection to the classroom. It seems like no
matter what selection I bring, there are some kids who are just. not.
interested. in what I have brought, even though they have a history of
*always* checking out when in the past.

How do I reconnect with these kids? How do I make a good spread of books on
the cart? I've been doing this rather unscientifically and am currently a
little disappointed in the results. We just had a big reader return to
in-person classes from her 10 day quarantine (sadly many kids have been in
and out of the classroom due to COVID exposure, so disruptive but
necessary) and she didn't want any books! I was a bit taken aback.

I'm curious to hear your thoughts! This listserv is the best!

Meredith
District Librarian, Cerro Gordo CUSD #100
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