[aisle] Did Covid Ruin Your Library Vibe?

[Ann Marie Jinkins]

Brooke, your experience is nearly identical to ours. Very depressing and
more discipline issues in the LMC than the previous 10 years combined.

I'm putting a lot of energy into the clubs that meet here after school.
Interestingly, club attendance has never been higher. So our two book clubs
now meet twice a month instead of once, I've added a second advisor to our
art & craft club to accommodate more students, and the chess & board game
club moved to the LMC from a classroom because we have better tables (lol).
Those club members come here during their study halls, so that's a win. And
our 2022-2023 LMC volunteer waiting list has 30+ names on it--mostly the
Class of 2025--so that's encouraging.

My colleagues and I are ready to shake off this year and start fresh in
August.

Ann Marie Jinkins
she/her
Librarian
Rochelle Township High School
(815)562-4161, ext. 4112
ajinkins at rthsd212.org


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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