Working with Student Helpers in the Library Library Pages

Who are library pages? Students who love to be in the library and help others Grade 5 students who turn in applications (Grade 4 are joining this semester) Around 10 students (20 turned out to be too many!) Committed to come at lunch recess (30 min.) on weekly basis for the whole year

Student Helpers Will Boyer Eden Mangous

What do they do? Tidy up books on shelves Check in and out books under supervision Shelve books Keep books in order (responsible for specific shelves) Help other students find books and use the library Support library special events (SAS Reads, Visiting Authors etc.)

Training Party Charades Scope of their responsibilities through games Norms - Be on time; Helping everyone; Sharing jobs; Be respectful Make posters for SAS Reads (pictures of themselves ‘Get caught reading’ - ComicLife) Record themselves introducing different sections and make the clips into a movie of library tour

Library call numbers tour It’s too big and I have to delete the movie. Please visit our website to view it. teachers.saschina.org/espudonglibrary

Visiting Author Event Hosts - Practice scripts for welcoming assembly Shooting crew - film the ‘celebrities’ - into a movie AV - play the movie when the hosts ask questions for celebrities Dress up promoting Love of Reading Week Lunch with author

Problems and Challenges Not coming according to the schedule Only check in and out books Not willing to do things that are not so much fun Wandering around in the library More help or more work?

Incentives Lunch with the visiting author Parties and prizes Easy access to new books and information Leaders in showing others how to use the library Ownership of the library

Chalk Talk What are other things we can train student helpers to do?

Q & A Who has student helpers in the library? Share your experiences Suggestions/questions/comments on Library Pages program

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