A Different School Library...

A Different School Library...

As part of this practicum, we have to see many different library settings and this was of great interest to me.  What would I see that would be different or similar?  Would they have similar goals from my previous library experience?  I was anxious to see.

One of my other library experiences was in a different county.  I have always thought all libraries function and operate similarly, but not in this case.  This library was set up completely different and a new librarian had just started.  I learned real quick how much is asked of the librarian even if there is no experience.

This library is a 5-12 library and is divided up so many different groups of students are in and out all day from several different grades.  One thing that caught my attention was that the library did not have shelf markers and the memorization of library numbers was not enforced.  In my previous library experience, I had taken note how important these were and how much it helped the library function as a whole.  By my next visit, these were in place and my response to this seemed to help this library.  In the end, this was a great experience and I learned a lot about of how a librarian is expected to govern many different groups of students.