Re: What is stressful about your job

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On 9/30/09, newlibrarian wrote:
> WOW! THAT'S A LOT expected of you! This is everything I DON'T do
> as a librarian
> Go to classrooms to teach lessons or repair TV's or help set
>> up equipment
>> Publicity, make sure your school gets on the county website,
>> on the news or in the newspaper
> Book Fairs usually 2 sometimes 3 a year (PTA does that)
>> Taking pictures and taping PTA's and events
>> Correspsonding to staff regularly - via newsletters, emails
>> or websites
> Moving equipment, tables and chairs frequently (believe it or
>> not)
>> Setting up for Staff meetings, LCD ready, chairs and tables
> The Copy Room - replenishing paper, laminating things and
>> changing laminating film (secretaries do that)
> Broadcast-run school morning annoucements on intercom or
>> closed circuit (principal does that)
>
> For me its a good day just to get the books shelved! But I did
> write a technology grant this year.
>
>
> On 9/25/09, medialady wrote:
>> On 4/07/09, darnell wrote:
>>> I am seriously thinking about seeking certification ...
>> Also, feel free to give unsolicited advice.
>>
>> I am going to tell you what the Duties and Responsiblities
>> are and that I might give you a good picture:
>>
>> Broadcast-run school morning annoucements on intercom or
>> closed circuit
>> Media Lessons, complete with lesson plans for students K-5
>> w/o teachers input
>> Go to classrooms to teach lessons or repair TV's or help set
>> up equipment
>> Publicity, make sure your school gets on the county website,
>> on the news or in the newspaper
>> Lunch or bus duty (even though it shouldnt happen it does)
>> Audio equipment inventory -Keep track of all the TV's and the
>> cords that go with them
>> Budgeting - purchase books and equipment for school
>> Book Fairs usually 2 sometimes 3 a year
>> Taking pictures and taping PTA's and events
>> Correspsonding to staff regularly - via newsletters, emails
>> or websites
>> Encouraging the staff to come to the Media Center via book
>> days, storytellers or email about classes
>> Shelving books
>> Keeping Media Center clean
>> Coming Up with Discipline plan for students while in Media
>> Center
>> Moving equipment, tables and chairs frequently (believe it or
>> not)
>> Setting up for Staff meetings, LCD ready, chairs and tables
>> look appropriate, cleaning up afterwards, Stopping people
>> from eating in the Media Center
>> The Copy Room - replenishing paper, laminating things and
>> changing laminating film
>> Having supplies handy like staplers, markers and pens
>> Watching kids for teachers in meetings
>> Attend Media County meetings
>> Storytime
>> "loan" out the media center space and keep up with who asked
>> for the space on what day

If you dont do all of that, consider yourself blessed. Some people
are just hard to please.  

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