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Looking for sticker help, please.

by Frances/TX

Jul 14, 2009

Could you please help us? We have 400 new hymnals with barcode stickers on the back cover. What is the best/easiest way to remove them w/o harming the book.

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Jen On 7/14/09, Frances/TX wrote: > Could you please help us? We have 400 new hymnals with > barcode stickers on the back cover. What is the > best/easiest way to remove them w/o harming the book.

Be really careful with using anything like Goof-Off. A lot of times it does more harm than good.

Using a hair dryer is probably t...See More

Jul 16, 2009

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Booklady Our public library tech mending specialist for archival materials, recommended B'laster E-Z Take-Away Sticker Remover. I used to get it from Highsmith or Demco but I'm not finding it on their websites. I think they changed the name slightly but not sure since it has been a few years since I ordered it. The toll free number on my bottle is 1-800-858...See More

Jul 16, 2009

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Lesson Plans for first library day

by Dianne Rowe

Jul 16, 2009

Any ideas for the first libray vist when students return this Fall? I have 4th and 5th graders who came once a week to the Library.

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Cybrary Man I always started off going over the rules of the library, hours of operation, how to take out and return books.

Prepare a blank map of the library and have the students fill in where all the different sections of the library are located (charge desk, reference, fiction, vertical file etc.)

On the Librarian Web Sites page on my si...See More

Jul 25, 2009

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Cybrary Man If these students have been to the library in previous years I would suggest reviewing the rules and regulations of the library and when they can take out and return books and materials.

Then, I would give them a scavenger hunt to find things in the library. I used to give them the call numbers of books and they had to find the book and li...See More

Aug 10, 2009

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FREE Multi-media Education Resource Grades 6-12

by Clare

Jul 17, 2009

A brand new FREE digital education resource, recommended for teachers of grades 6 – 12 in the US, has recently been launched in association with Scholastic. The free resource, created by UK non-profit organization, Peace One Day, aims to advance active learning in the areas of conflict resolution, global citizenship, human rights and the link bet...See More

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First year LMS needs help!

by Deb

Jul 17, 2009

I am a first year LMS and am looking for kindergarten library lessons for the first day of school. We start right away with library visits and I am wondering what others do with the kinders on their first day in the library?

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Booklady I showed them the library, talked about book care and read a story or two. I DID NOT let them check out for their first 2 or 3 weeks of the year. This was a teaching time for them to learn the rules and library behavior. See my other post--Re: Read Alouds/Direction for 1st few weeks--for story ideas.

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Jul 22, 2009

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Randon Question

by A. Price

Jul 17, 2009

I was a 4th grade teacher for two years back in 2002-2004, but I burned out really quickly. Now that I have had some time away from the school setting I really miss it and am in school to obtain my MLS. However, I am very worried that since I hated being in a classroom, working in a school is not for me. Or if I do decide I do want to work in a sch...See More

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Mary Well, you don't have the same students all day. Different age groups are in and out for 45 min. class periods and you do what you want to do and it's over. :) I teach computers and love the movement. It also helps me that students have a computer in front of them. I would never go into a regular classroom again. I taught 5th for 1 year, computers f...See More

Jul 25, 2009

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Two-Year Plus Retiree You might want to think about becoming a secondary school librarian instead of elementary. The library is not in the rotation in secondary school. At least, that is how it was in my district where I was an elementary school librarian first and then became a high school librarian. In middle and high schools, we would have classes sign up to come in ...See MoreYou might want to think about becoming a secondary school librarian instead of elementary. The library is not in the rotation in secondary school. At least, that is how it was in my district where I was an elementary school librarian first and then became a high school librarian. In middle and high schools, we would have classes sign up to come in with their teachers as needed to support what they were doing in the classroom. I would teach the library usage part of the class while the teacher collaborated with me to teach the subject part of it. Of course, we had a large number of students come in all day long on passes to independently use computers and library materials that also kept me very busy. I was much happier in high school (but I had also been a high school teacher before becoming a librarian.) There are lots of advantages in staying in a school district. Your schedule is better with no nights or weekends on a work schedule (like public libraries.) You have the summers off. School librarians are paid quite a bit more than public librarians in my city, because school librarian are on the teacher or administrative pay scales (depending on the district.) You are also paying into a State pension system in schools and will have that at retirement. It is still a stressful job, but I found it to be much better than staying in the classroom. Running the library was very much like running a business.

I wouldn't worry about the gap between leaving your elementary position and coming back with the MLS. It is very common for many new teachers to leave the field according to statistics. I think it is great that you are considering going back. I really don't think a prinicpal will hold that against you especially since you were working on your Masters while you were away from education.

Good luck with everything!

On 7/17/09, A. Price wrote: > I was a 4th grade teacher for two years back in 2002-2004, > but I burned out really quickly. Now that I have had some > time away from the school setting I really miss it and am in > school to obtain my MLS. However, I am very worried that > since I hated being in a classroom, working in a school is > not for me. Or if I do decide I do want to work in a > school, how will I explain the huge lapse between teaching > and being a media specialist. I have just started my MLS > program so I have not gotten far enough in that I will > backtrack any by changing to the public library track...any > advice on how the media center is better/worse/different > than a classroom? Thanks!

Jul 25, 2009

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Law librarian switching to Library Media Specialist

by Unseen Librarian

Jul 23, 2009

hi all, I'm a burnt-out law librarian in a private law firm looking to switch to Library Media Specialist. I have my MLS and worked in university libraries before becoming a law firm librarian. I do not have LMS certification yet, but I've gotten a letter from my state's Department of Education saying I'm able to be employed as an LMS as long as I ...See More

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Unseen Librarian Thank you, Teaching Librarian. I appreciate your list of Things to Know. It is giving me some much-needed direction. I'm feeling encouraged - a positive sign in my book.

:)

On 7/26/09, Teaching Librarian wrote: > You probably have great research and citation skills which will > help with middle school to high school student...See More

Jul 27, 2009

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Kim On 7/23/09, Unseen Librarian wrote: > hi all, I'm a burnt-out law librarian in a private law firm > looking to switch to Library Media Specialist. I have my > MLS and worked in university libraries before becoming a > law firm librarian. I do not have LMS certification yet, > but I've gotten a letter from my state's Department of >...See More

Jul 28, 2009

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Missing Items and Fines

by Casey

Jul 29, 2009

Hello,

I just had an interview for a teaching librarian position and I was asked the question, what creative ways could you work it out with students who owe fines or lost a book and do not have the money to pay? I know the person interviewing wanted to avoid the students losing library privleges for the year. It is also a poorer district....See More

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Kevin On 8/01/09, hmmm wrote: > How are they going to pay for the canned food if they don't have > any money????????

Get it from the food bank, which it will then be donated back to, making the whole exercise rather pointless.

Replacement of missing books with random other books is not very helpful in a small library---most of th...See More

Aug 1, 2009

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Susie Oh my, i think to ask students to replace lost books with any new/gently used books is asking for books to get stolen from classroom libraries or other students!

I asked them to work in the library also. Can't go wrong with spending a little extra time getting to know them, and teaching them to be more respectful by caring for books.

Sep 7, 2009

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