[aisle] "Library on a cart" book selections

[Christine Wilson]

If you have any way of determining what is circulating well with specific
age groups, you could be certain to always have those and ones that read
like those on your cart. If you have any way of determining past checkout
history of the kids you're concerned about this year, you can be sure to
have those read alikes on your cart. Don't be afraid to go a little
younger, too. This has been a really tough year for our youngsters, and
sometimes going back to familiar stories from the past is very soothing.

Don't beat yourself up about the 'big reader' who wasn't interested - it
was most likely just an off day for her, given everything going on in her
life! She'll come back!

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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