This year at the McSpedden Library, I have set forth 4 goals. Now these can also be called guide posts, but ultimately these are the 4 things that will guide and propel me in everything we do here in the McSpedden Library. I think it is so important to know what our end game is when it comes to what happens in the library.
I wrote these goals or guiding statements so that everyone that comes to the McSpedden Library will know what is guiding us in all that we go! These statements should answer these questions: What is it that I am expected to do as your teacher librarian? What is it that teachers and students can expect when they come to the library? How will what we do here in the library impact student achievement?
I was inspired to write these goals by Andy Plemmons and his blog post Library Orientation: Starting the Year with Failure. I am really internalizing these goals and taking them with me in EVERYTHING we do here in the McSpedden Library!
McSpedden Readers, after you read this and hear me talk about these goals in your 1st Library Visits, leave a comment below and let me know something you would like to see us do in the library that would help us achieve one or more of these goals.
The first 12 students that comment will get to choose something from our McSwaggen (McSpedden Reader Swag) basket!
#MSELib Goals by Nancy Jo Lambert is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at http://barrowmediacenter.com/2014/08/26/library-orientation-starting-the-year-with-failure/.
I think that the library should have a book recommendation area.
Also the library should have an online book club for goals #3 & #4.
I think to accomplish goal #2, the library should have more sections or areas.
Can’t wait for books on Overdrive! I love reading on my kindle. Magic Tree House series please…
Ms.Lambert,
I think the Skype idea is really good for goal four
You can start more clubs for fun, and some to talk about studies.
i think you should get theI Survied series because it is about real stories that are true. It will help kids really understand what was going on a few years ago
Ms.Lambert, I think that you should get the magic tree house series
Ms. Lambert I think you should get the series of unfortunate events. I really LOVE that series
For the library you should get “Three Times Lucky”
i think u should get the cupcake diaries
you can make some fun games that include books. like a chapter book contests.
I think you can add posts that shows a way to enforce digital citizenship for goal 4
i think you should add a dog life series
i think that the library should buy the tale of desperaux
To achieve Goal 4, I think you can add something like a post to the McSpedden Library website that shows a way to enforce digital citizenship. I love this library and I love this school!
I think the library should buy more books.
I think that you can make up fun games in the library and do a contest to see who reads the most books per grade.
I think that we should do a book club for certain types of books or series. we might even be able to have a non fiction book club.
This place is so cool i can sit and read here all day.
to accomplish goal 2 i think you should hold a lego building challenge
Looking forward to meeting you, your 2nd graders and goal #4 with a Dot Day sharing on Monday 15th, 1:45 your time via Skype. My handle craigseasholes
Wow! These are such great goals! You always inspire me, Nancy Jo!
I appreciate the compliment friend! The feeling is mutual!
What are you thinking. tinkering in the library! 🙂 You packed the world into those 4 guiding statements, Nancy Jo! Love these goals!
Thanks so much Terry! I appreciate the compliment!
Love the idea and I’m going to bring it out to my students to write goals on their blog.
Thanks so much Sue! Let me know what you end up doing! ;-D
I’m a great proponent of library goals because they give a librarian a way to focus on what’s really important. Perfecto! I imagine others will “borrow” your work. I assume you have a Creative Commons license, right?
Yes Sharon! I just added a Creative Commons License to the page. Thank you for the compliment and for the tip! ;-D
I am inspired by both you & Andy to make my goals clearer for our stakeholders! Thank you both!
I’m not a student, but I just had to take a moment to wish you all the best year ever in your library! I can’t wait to see what students, teachers, family, and your amazing librarian dream up this year.
Thank you so much Andy and thank you for being such an inspiring and awesome colleague!