[aisle] "Library on a cart" book selections

[Kathleen Kerner]

Back in the day, when we preselected books for our kindergarteners, I would
often ask them what kinds of books they would like next week. They always
had ideas!  So I would write them down and made sure I had those books next
week.  And it usually worked because they  asked for them.  Not specific
books, but topics like ballet or baseball.

We currently use a google form for our menu, and it works very well.  I
pull books for my remote kids right off the screen and highlight each line
as I fill the order, so I can see where I left off.



On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 3:01 PM Meredith Riddle via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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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*Kathleen M. Kerner, M.L.S.*
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Walden Elementary School
Deerfield Public Schools District #109
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Deerfield, IL 60015
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access to those books, and letting them read them." -- Gaiman, Neil. "Neil
Gaiman: Why Our Future Depends on Libraries, Reading and Daydreaming." The
Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 15 Oct. 2013.

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