Library Media Tech Talk

It is always exciting to return from a break and begin a new semester. One of the things I always try to do when I return is to create a list of goals for myself and the library program. To illustrate this, I want to share my current goals. Making such goals helps me keep myself in focus for those I serve. Goals for this Semester Read and preview more books : I struggle to keep up with new YA fiction titles. One of the things that Kaitlyn Price (the co-librarian I work with here at Lakeside) and I have done each month is making a priority to handle each new book that comes in the library. We started a Google Doc to record the title and brief information about each title. This gives us a resource we can share with students and teachers. It also makes us review each title as they come into our collection. With all the activities going on in the library, it is so easy to get behind on this task. By doing this since fall, we have been able to book talk to students much more ...

It seems like the first few weeks of school are always the equivalent of drinking from a fire hydrant! Now that the rush of the first few weeks have subsided, it's time to start setting the course for the year. First of all, I would like to share some celebrations. This blog is nearly a year and a half old. It is the direct result of being inspired by Shannon Miller at the Arkansas Association of Instructional Media conference in 2014 (a prime example of why we should attend professional conferences). I remember listening to her talk about networking on Twitter and sharing her library happenings on the VanMeter Library Voice blog. After I heard this, I couldn't wait to start reflecting in the same way! 59 posts and 17 months later, I'm more excited than ever to plan and write these articles. I'm convinced that blogs and social media are important "digital billboards" to show evidence of what we do in this wonderful profession! I want to celebrate some of the...