[aisle] Did Covid Ruin Your Library Vibe?

[Jennifer Stevenson]

Oh, sure! I found three of them on clearance at Michaels or Hobby Lobby
years ago, and just put them out on a table with buckets of markers.
Students with no homework in study hall come and color quite frequently!
They're fairly large, so multiple students can color at once. I don't have
this exact one, but one with food, and flowers, etc...They look similar to
this:

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On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 1:04 PM Timmons, Heather via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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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>>
>> --
>> Jennifer Stevenson
>> District Library Media Specialist
>> Introduction to Education Careers Teacher
>> Morrison CUSD 6
>> 815-772-4071 ext. 12302
>> jennifer.stevenson at morrisonschools.org
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-- 
Jennifer Stevenson
District Library Media Specialist
Introduction to Education Careers Teacher
Morrison CUSD 6
815-772-4071 ext. 12302
jennifer.stevenson at morrisonschools.org
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