[aisle] Did Covid Ruin Your Library Vibe?

[Carol Naughton]

You are not alone. We have also added board games, coloring pages and
puzzles that kids can do during study hall and lunch.  We are slated to
have comfort dogs in our space during the week before finals.  We have a
brand new space that is open to students during lunch and lots of comfy
seating, so getting kids to come in is not a problem for us. To increase
circulations, we added a bunch of graphic novels through a grant, and did a
March Manga Madness program during the month of March. We also have a
Booktok display of titles made popular on the tiktok platform. We would
love to start a First Chapter Friday program with our English teachers next
year as well.

*Carol Naughton*
*LRC Director, Community High School*
*FIRST Tech Challenge Coach *

*Team #19757 WEGO Robotics*

630-876-6400 | cnaughton at d94.org

http://www.wegolrc.org/


If we teach a child to read but fail to develop a desire to read, we will
have created a skilled nonreader, a literate illiterate.

~Kylene Beers

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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
>>
>> --
>> Brooke Nelson
>> Library Media Specialist
>> East Peoria Community High School
>> 309.694.8338
>>
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> Jennifer Stevenson
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> Introduction to Education Careers Teacher
> Morrison CUSD 6
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