Our floating clerk/secretary, LM, was in last Friday.
Wow, we have about 200 new books to put on the shelves, and another 200 still to go! The clerical tasks are big and they just can't get done by little ol' me by myself. Today we had the clerk in and wow she works fast!
It was cool to see her interest in the students as they came in to use the facility. At one point she was up and talking to some grade 1s about a picture book they were reading and thoroughly enjoying chatting it up with the kids. She was not bothered in the least by the fact that the library was a) not quiet and b) she was being interrupted by me or student volunteers to do various book-circulation tasks. I think that the whole administrative/ volunteer/ clerical piece is driven by a great motivation to serve students what they need.
BECAUSE we care about kids we keep the library tidy.
BECAUSE we care about kids we keep the collection fresh.
BECAUSE we care about kids we talk to them about what they are reading and what they are interested in reading.
BECAUSE we care about kids we do what it takes to keep our library at or near the centre of their daily learning experience.
BECAUSE we care about kids we give them accesss to information and materials that will serve them all their lives.
Thanks, LM, for reminding me about that!
