In reflecting on the 21st-Century Services our library provides, the list is pretty thin. As I read other posts, I realize I have a big job bringing the library into the 21st-Century. I need to start with my strengths: tech skills, programming skills, local connections.
Ideas:
CRAAP -
Tech Smackdown
Breakfast with Books (Collaborate with local bakery?)
For completely personal reasons, I have been going through some materials that I saved from my days as a Children's Librarian. I had some great ideas: Chocolate Fantasy Program, Gaming with Tweens (OK, not really my idea, I was just the implementer), a drum line in the library! I will have to connect that creativity to collaboration and content.
I floated the idea of self-checkout, and was surprised at how quickly it was shot down. I heard everything from the possibility of errors to students intentionally checking items out on the wrong account. Am I too optimistic? The most careful students we have are the youngest. If they were scaffolded properly, I still believe it is possible. Could there be errors? Certainly. Are we error-free now? Certainly not. I think I want to try it...it works for WalMart.
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