SECOND SEMESTER TOPIC COVERAGE SY 2023-2024 Trends, Networks, and Critical Th...
Dr.Sunni- Using Library Aides
1. School Library
Aides and
Volunteers:
Partners for
Success
Dr. Sunni Johnson
Northwest ISD
sjohnson@nisdtx.org
2. Why do we need student
aides/volunteers?
• Budget cuts
• Relate to other students
• Bring
students/community
members in the library
• Student/community
ownership
• Free up time to get all
our tasks done!
3. Recruiting
• Word of mouth
• Signage
• Announcements
• Website
• Facebook
• Counselors
• Teachers
• PTA
• Partners in Education
6. As a student aide I agree to
Rules and Regulations the following:
• I will serve as a positive role model for my
• Students must have: peers
– passing grades • I will be respectful to
personnel, parents, visitors, and other
– satisfactory conduct students
• I will keep school and personal
– positive attitude information confidential
– good attendance • I will be responsible and trustworthy and
behave in a mature manner
– on time • I will follow all school policies and
procedures
– dress code • I will stay in my assigned area
• I will not have personal phone calls
• I will not give out hall passes without
permission
• I will not allow anyone to access to the
office without a pass
• I will have school work or a book to keep
me busy in the event that the staff does not
have work for me.
7. Choosing library aides
• What choice?
• Scheduling issues
• How many per period?
• 7th and 8th graders
• Check references
• Accommodate, Accom
modate, Accommodate
(plan!)
11. Boot camp week
• Monday: Getting to know you and
you getting to know the library.
• Tuesday: Destiny and Quest video
• Wednesday: Learning how to shelve
• Thursday: Practice shelving
• Friday: Test!
• Monday: Supervised chaos
14. Library Aides Daily Duties
This list should be followed everyday, every period
• Check in for attendance and put on library aide badge.
• Check in any books in the book drops. (Remember to take out due date
cards!!!)
• Shelve any books that are on the black cart at the circulation desk.
• Check your shelves daily. Make sure your books are in order and brought
to the edge of the shelf. (This is the largest portion of your grade)
• Stamp due date cards. Check and make sure we have enough for today
and tomorrow. There should be at least a 2 inch stack in each basket by
the scanners.
• Push in chairs and pick up books, pencils, and trash in the research area.
• Check the Extra Jobs list and with Ms. Johnson or Mrs. Maples to see if
there is anything that needs to be done.
• Monitor the circulation desk at all times.
• If all duties are finished, you may work on homework, read, or work on
the puzzle but you must stay quiet and stay close to the circulation desk.
16. Retaining library aides
“I want a schedule change!!!”
• Ownership- Who is in
charge?
• Choice
• Change it up
• Get to know your
students
• Tell them they are
important
• Special privileges
17. Not a perfect world
• Shelves
• Books checked out
• Books checked in
• Holds
• Due date cards
• Student IDs
18. Getting past the challenges
• Let go of the control!!!!
• Patrons are resilient
• Don’t touch the cash!!
• “STOP”
• Check the shelves
• Grades
19. Using adult volunteers
• Circulation
• Shelves
• Displays
• Book fairs
• Preview reading
• Book clubs
• Book repairs
• Book processing
• Book list
• Equipment
20. If they do all that, what do I do?
• Co-teach with all content areas
• Give students individual
attention
• Give teachers individual
attention
• Order books
• Manage contests and book of the
month
• Manage the aides
• Etc.
