Essentials of Elementary School Library Management - Softcover

Speed, Laurie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1586830767 ISBN 13: 9781586830762

Publisher: Linworth, 2003

Synopsis

The library media specialist's job is a complicated one, and whether you're a novice or have years of experience, here's the one handbook you need. Created with the practitioner in mind, you'll find useful advice and information you can start using today.

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About the Author

Laurie Noble Thelen is a library media specialist at Deep Wood Elementary School in Round Rock, TX.

Reviews

This quick, readable guide covers the basics of school librarianship, with special emphasis on the one-person operation. Facilities planning, budgeting, technology advocacy, reading motivation, and student discipline are among the topics included. Each chapter contains checklists, graphic organizers, and other practical information. Beginning media specialists, as well as those facing a job change, will be especially interested in the "Starting Over" chapter--a treasure trove of useful survival tips for making a smooth move to a new position. There is also an excellent section on recruiting and managing library volunteers, with ideas for training, schedules, and rewards. Throughout the book, Thelen emphasizes the need for "solo" media specialists to network with others in the profession through state and national associations as well as through online communities. A handy and functional volume that will be appreciated by both newbies and veteran media specialists "in transition."--Elaine E. Knight, Lincoln Elementary Schools, IL
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This simple-to-follow resource covers all the crucial topics for an elementary school librarian. Chapters focus on facility planning and management, time management, funding and budgeting, and student behavior. Step-by-step lists guide the librarian in accomplishing goals in roles as diverse as reading motivator, curriculum collaborator, technology incorporator, and media clerk supervisor. Forms and program guides are integrated in the text, while appendixes include resources for librarians and teachers and a brief library volunteer handbook. This handy book will be valuable for paraprofessionals, novice professionals, or library media specialists who are changing positions. RBB
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Edition details

• Publisher: Linworth
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1586830767
• ISBN 13: 9781586830762
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128