[aisle] Did Covid Ruin Your Library Vibe?

[Wagoner, Benjamin]

Yes!!!  Our library was packed every period and now it's significantly
reduced this year.  Here are some things that have helped a bit this year.
We got some furniture the public library was going to throw away, and we
are using that.  The students LOVE sitting in the comfy chairs and booths.
Once the word got out, more students started coming in.

We also started a candy guessing jar.  We do a different candy each week,
but the students and teachers love guessing.  We bring the winner's candy
to them during their last period of the day.  The students and teachers are
all excited, and then more students come to guess the next week.

We have had other reading things we found on Facebook and Pinterest, but
the furniture and the candy have been two big motivators this year for us.

Ben

On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 12:39 PM Brooke Nelson via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> This is more of a subjective question, but I'm wondering if others are
> going through what I am over here. I'm a high school librarian at a school
> of just under 1000. Prior to Covid, we were a hopping, joyful place, with
> significant use and circulation. After Covid granted everyone Chromebooks,
> and then students got used to not using the library, I have had a terrible
> time getting kids back in here and getting books into hands. We are no
> longer the place to be in the school. We have also had significant (likely
> record) behavior issues, insane student apathy, and issues that are a
> direct result of the trauma and disorder of the last two years. Is anyone
> else dealing with this? If so, how are you addressing it and trying to
> climb back into the previous "normalcy," or finding some new way to get
> kids back in? This is just making me sad.
>
> Thanks,
> Brooke Nelson
>
> --
> Brooke Nelson
> Library Media Specialist
> East Peoria Community High School
> 309.694.8338
>
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*Ben Wagoner*

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