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 library but in the same 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 Pre K - 4 library and is divided up so many different groups of students are in and out all day from several different grades. One difference I noticed was the structure of the day. Her day seemed less crazy than my supervising librarian. One thing that I saw that I liked was that each classroom had a wheeled cart that was brought every morning with the students library books from their class. This seemed like a good plan sense they come to the library at least 3 times a week. This gave the librarian time to shelve the returned books so that when other classes came, she could focus her time on the lesson.
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