tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915041119468051754.post7524104921746213570..comments2024-02-27T07:56:17.122-06:00Comments on Jean Little Library: This week at the library; or, Lengthy thoughts on summer readingJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05096787155616041727noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915041119468051754.post-15265528220222730552011-07-28T21:55:14.288-05:002011-07-28T21:55:14.288-05:00Thanks Abby, that's a good idea! Right now I d...Thanks Abby, that's a good idea! Right now I do spring programs right through the end of May, in conjunction with school visits (I visit all three elementary schools, 6th grade, and two parochial schools) and I have two weeks at the beginning of June to get ready for programs. Spreading things out would make life easier!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096787155616041727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915041119468051754.post-17351759896749440292011-07-28T19:08:59.337-05:002011-07-28T19:08:59.337-05:00One thing we've done to make life easier is to...One thing we've done to make life easier is to start our Summer Reading Club 2 weeks before we start up our summer program schedule. I'm thinking that next year, we may let SRC run for a week after we stop our programs, too. This allows us to get those crazy days of mass sign-ups out of the way before we add programming to our days. We started the SRC May 24 and our first summer programs (storytime, art studios, etc.) were the first full week of June. <br /><br />We have a similar situation with teen volunteers. At the beginning of the summer we had a bunch who were interested in coming "every week!" but they hardly ever showed up when they said they would. We ended up telling them that IF we had work for them to do when they came in, they could volunteer but we might not have anything for them to do. We did have a few that we knew we could count on for programs. For the ones that dropped in, we had them gather up books that were stacked at the end of shelves & on tables, straighten shelves, and shelf-read the paperback racks (which are so messed up all the time that even if the volunteers completely screwed them up, it wouldn't make that much of a difference...).Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618668989233112126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915041119468051754.post-38285567339231544392011-07-22T20:11:23.290-05:002011-07-22T20:11:23.290-05:00I always enjoy reading these wrap ups, it helps me...I always enjoy reading these wrap ups, it helps me put my week into perspective! I've been thinking about our SRC lately and what I'd do different. Since I work in a system, I don't have as much of a say-so in design and schedule, but I can dream! I'm going to do a wrap up soon, since we run start of June to end of July. Our final parties are this Wednesday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com