2015 October Theme: Poetry

    Accomplishments:

• Weekly poetry writing & appreciation with two classes
• Manned the library during open house
• Attended superintendent’s meeting
• Organized donated books from St. John Fisher
• Obtained free furniture for library
• Began re-writing Laura Bush grant for re-application
• Re-label bookshelves for better access
• Created comprehensive ‘Library Quick Start Guide’ for staff to empower themselves to utilize the library at any time.
• Coordinated BML book sale setup with Mr. L and student council students

    October was a month of donations and access. Through my connections with the greater library community I was able to secure a story time rug, office chair and corner shelf for the library. These items came from Fairport, who has recently remodeled. Fairport also donated several rugs and coat hooks to Ms. R’s class and Dr. S. The library also participated in setting up the Brighton Library Book Sale for the third year since I’ve been here. This resulted in student helpers taking home books for themselves and the library adding a box of new books to the collection. We were also lucky enough to receive a large box of books from St. John Fisher.  All of these new books were processed and added to the collection or student give-a-way shelves.

 

New Storytime Rug

    I also spent a significant amount of time improving access to the library. I worked on re-labeling the shelves, so items can be found more effectively. I also created and distributed a new ‘Library Quick Start Guide’ for staff. This guide provides all the information needed to utilize the library to its fullest potential, even in my absence.

    This month I also began my poetry unit with Ms. R’s and Ms. S’s class. We discussed the major categories of poetry, ways to be inspired, and key literary devices. With both classes we produced mini poetry books and analyzed poems such as Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll, Oranges by Gary Soto and The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost.