[aisle] Library Schedule - Elementary School

[Margo Newtown]

I'm curious, Karen, if you had to choose between doing it this way - seeing
the classes more often in a semester and not seeing them another semester,
would you choose that or going back to 1 or 2 times a week throughout the
year?  There certainly are pros and cons to both.

On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 2:42 PM Karen Doyle via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> We are also looking at changing up our schedule.  Thank you to everyone
> that's responded!
>
> Currently, during non-Covid times, I get 40 minutes once a week (give or
> take).  I use about 20-30 for a lesson and 10 to check out.  This varies a
> bit based on grade level as K takes a lot longer to check out than 5th
> grade.
>
> During Covid we've gone to a quarters schedule.  I see 2 grade levels 4
> days a week for 1/2 hour.  Check out is separate and on their own (this has
> had very little success).  While I like the continuity of seeing the kids
> daily, only seeing them for 1/4 of the year has its drawbacks too.  I have
> to have 1st grade read the Monarchs on their own this year because I won't
> see them until 4th quarter.
>
> I'm hoping to find a happy medium where I get to see the kids more often,
> but don't have big gaps for them either.  I'm open to any suggestions- even
> if you aren't currently using them.  Thank you!
>
>
>
> Karen Doyle
> Library Media Specialist
>
> Komarek School
> 8940 W. 24th St
> North Riverside, IL 60546
> 708-447-8030
> www.komarekschool.org
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 10:50 AM Christine Cahill via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> In non covid times I see students once a week for 40 minutes-30 minute
>> lesson and 10 minute checkout. Students can come in every morning to
>> exchange books. Our doors open 20 minutes before class starts.
>>
>> Christine Cahill
>> Teacher/Librarian
>> Carrie Busey Elementary School
>> 304 Prairie Rose Lane
>> Savoy, IL 61874
>> 217-351-3811
>> cahillch at u4sd.org
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 11:19 AM Jaime Pirus via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> My principal and I are brainstorming ideas for our library schedule in
>>> our K-5 elementary school (non-Covid times). Currently, each class visits
>>> the library for 30 minutes once per week. Since we have five sections of
>>> each grade, I see about 30 classes a week. I usually spend 10-15 minutes on
>>> a short lesson or read-aloud and then they have 15-20 minutes to choose
>>> books.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I want to know what you do (in non-Covid times)! Do you do a 30 minute
>>> lesson one week and then let them check out books every other week? Do you
>>> see classes for a longer/shorter amount of time each week? Are students
>>> able to come to the library during their free time to choose books? Do you
>>> do something completely different?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I’m open to any ideas as well as real-life experiences!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jaime Pirus
>>>
>>> District Librarian
>>>
>>> Reed-Custer Elementary School
>>> <https://www.rc255.net/RCIS/Pages/default.aspx>
>>>
>>> Currently Reading: *Greenglass House *by Kate Milford
>>>
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