[aisle] Did Covid Ruin Your Library Vibe?

[Timmons, Heather]

Community coloring poster?  Can you share more?

On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 12:59 PM Jennifer Stevenson via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Yes, definitely! You are not alone. I don't necessarily have suggestions,
> but I do have comfy furniture in here that the students like to sit on, as
> well as a community coloring poster that is kind of a draw. Also, the Chess
> Club has started meeting in here, and I've noticed some of those kids have
> started showing up at other times randomly to check out books.
>
> 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
>>
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>> Brooke Nelson
>> Library Media Specialist
>> East Peoria Community High School
>> 309.694.8338
>>
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> Morrison CUSD 6
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