- Dug into old files to identify potential funding sources
- Discussed funding with the Children’s Foundation
- Continued weekly poetry unit with Ms. R and Ms. S’s class
- Non-fiction Thanksgiving classes with Ms. R
- Re-organized Storybooks to be Alphabetical
- Children’s book festival display
- Kindness display & unit with R’s class
- Compiled mental health booklist for councilors (bibliotherapy)
My Everyday Kindness Display
- This month I focused on a variety of initiatives, the most important being; securing funding for the library. This year, we were left with $0 for the library. This was disappointing, considering that in previous years, we had at least $2,000 in Title I funds. I explored the Laura Bush grant and was told I cannot apply for it and it was not a priority for the grant writing team. This was also disappointing. I then had a great conversation with several Foundation staff members who helped set up a Barnes and Noble wish list and also help get the word out about the library needs to potential donors. This year, I hope to be permitted to participate in the Title I budgeting. I also will communicate with the superintendent on making the Laura Bush grant a priority for the next year.
- Creating a list of biblio-therapeutic books was another great success this month. I compiled a list from several School Library Journal articles into a master list to be utilized by HCC staff. Categories included abuse/assault, addiction, anxiety disorder, ADD, ADHD, ASD, bipolar disorder, depression and mood disorders, dissociative disorder, eating disorders, OCD, PTSD, schizophrenia, self-harm, suicide, Tourette syndrome, war and death. I have distributed it to all clinical staff and made copies available to teachers.
