Staff Training Notes 1/21/15

Kendall Staff Training

Reader’s Advisory for Kids                                                                 January 21, 2015

Presented by Leona 

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Overview: Ideas for providing quality reader’s advisory to kids and their parents

Resources for quality reader’s advisory:

·         ASK QUESTIONS!!!

            Nonfiction- What do they need? The specific assignment? Biography or certain facts?

Fiction- What grade or reading level? What have they read they liked? What type of book interests them?

·         KID’S PAGE

BOOK LISTS- Books by Grade, Award Lists/School Lists, Books About…, If You Like…

            NEWSLETTERS – Kid’s Books, Picture Books

·         DATABASES

Under HOMEWORK RESOURCES- *Novelist K-8 Plus* (Great resource for advisory)

                        Also- Lexile Book Search, 50 States of the US, Handbook of Texas Online.

·         REFERENCE BOOKS

A to Zoo- for finding picture books on certain topics

            Best Books for …

·         ONLINE RESOURCES

http://www.the-best-childrens-books.org/

http://www.guysread.com/books/

http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncb

Getting patrons to the right place:

Know each section and the levels for each

            Picture books are for parents to read to babies & children & for confident readers to read. Recommend books according to attention span and what the child likes.  

Examples- Children under 2 need books with simple pictures, a few words and some rhyming like Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Martin. A 4 year will like a book with more story and humor like The Bear Snores On by Wilson.

            Beginning Readers have limited vocabulary for kids starting to read. The higher levels will be considered first chapter books. Example- Little Bear by Lobel,  

            Chapter books (Fiction) are for children in 2^nd-5^th grade according to the child’s ability. You can usually tell the level by the length of the book or the size of the type.  

            Teen books- older elementary and middle school kids can read some teen fiction but the parent must take their child’s maturity level into account. Good author is Erin Hunter.

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Practice/Assignment (due in two weeks):

·         Using the reference book A to Zoo find a picture book we have on any behavior and send me the title and author.

·         Using the database Novelist K-8 Plus, find a title to recommend a child. Send me the book they like (The Lightning Thief, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, etc.) and a “If You Like…” recommendation you can give.

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Kendall Staff Training

Adult Reader’s Advisory                                                                              January 21, 2015

Presented by Alice

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Overview: Reader’s advisory is a fundamental library service which involves suggesting fiction or non-fiction titles to a reader.  This can be done through a direct approach that is talking with the customer, or indirect such as, book displays, bookmarks, or booklists.

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How to:  Easy and Quick

1. Ask customer what titles or authors they have read and liked.

• Catalog
• Type title or author that customer has given you

• Click on title
• Scroll down until you see Reading Recommendations, Ratings, and more
• Click

Move your mouse over the word, “Why?” to read a brief summary about the book and “why” it was recommended.

• At the bottom of your screen you will see, “Sign Up for Reading Recommendations by Email.”  Then click on “Sign Up for Newsletters.”

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Practice/Assignment (due in two weeks):

1. Lookup your favorite author/title, fiction or non-fiction, and send me two of the titles that are recommended reading.
2. Signup for a newsletter and email me the name of newsletter.

Alice's Complete Handout

Meeting Notes 2-6-2013

11:15-11:45 AM, Break Room

AGENDA
11:15-11:25

Leona- Explain ZPD: From Sally Bates, 1/9:

Recently Richard Hurst had a customer come in with a letter from his child’s school showing a range of numbers called “zone of proximal development” or zpd.  The lower number represents the level at which books are easy to read for the child, the upper number represents the level for challenging but not frustrating reading.  The idea is that the child should read challenging but not impossible books as well as books that are easier so that s/he doesn’t get frustrated.

11:25-11:32

Pedro- Present Run, Hide, Fight video.

11:32-11:50

Discussion of emergency procedures for surviving an active shooter.

-Run

If possible use emergency exit stairwell or regular stairwell.

*Remember emergency stairwell  locks once inside.*

On the first floor run out of the nearest exit, contact police and warn others.

-Hide

(Possibilities)

3rd and 2nd floors can lock stairwell doors.

3rd floor has 2 rooms in the conference room that can be locked.

3rd floor also has the staff workroom in which to go in. Stand away from doors to not accidentally set off the unlocking motion detector above doors. There is also the managers office which can be locked and the restrooms in the staff workroom.

2nd floor has the service hall where the laptops are stored. The server room and the security camera room doors should be closed after entering them to not activate the unlocking motion detector above the door.

-Fight

Reminders:
-Programs for March must be in by February 13th.
-Disabling public terminal filters handout.
-Customers viewing obscene images handout.

Open Discussion Notes 1-23-13

Open Discussion Notes

11:15 – 11:45 AM

Moderator: Regina

Recorder: Katherine

Topic for discussion: various topics

1. AARP Tax Help:  begins Feb 2:  Saturdays, 10am-2pm, and Wednesdays, 12-4pm, 1st floor meeting room.
2. Regina gave out a floor map of the YA section and made labels for the YA Graphic Novels
1. Old Comics ie:  Marvel and DC - they are split up and right next to each other on the shelf.
2. New Comics - Medium Graphics
3. Staff only need to make sure ie:  Superman Graphic Novels go with the Superman Graphic Novels - Batman with Batman, etc.
4. Regina will handle the title order and the other details.
5. The only graphic novels that are not included on the YA Floor Map handout are the MANGA Graphic Novels.
3. Floating Items:
1. If there are more than 32 of the same title--FICTION ONLY--these items need to be sent to Friends of HPL.
2. If there are LESS than 32 of the same title--FICTION ONLY--these items need to be sent to other HPL Branches that do not have the title             on their shelves.
3. After an item is scanned- and it says "In Transit Too Long"  It's not in the system - Please Delete It.
4. IF the system says:  No record found- Please Send the item to Friends of HPL.
4. Name That Book / Lone Star List:
1. The Name That Book List is in the Sort Room- above the Picture Book Truck and The Juvenile Fiction Truck.
2. As soon as you get off the elevator on 3R- the shelf right in front of you- the Loan Star List is on that shelf.
3. This shelf includes:
1. Teen Books
2. A Few Juvenile Books
3. One Adult Book- it's a book about Steve Jobs.  There were a bunch of these books- but these books are very popular and are checked out very often.
5. Transferring calls:
1. If transferring call to another person on another floor- please call the person on that floor to let them know there is a call and what that call is about and whos calling.  Then transfer the call up to the appropriate floor.
2. To make informational calls to patrons:  Please use x31880 to make these calls.
3. ALL 3 FLOORS answer phones AND Transfer calls.
4. IF you DO NOT know the information - Please ASK!
6. For customers wanting to reach the Community Center: Use Extension 31897 to connect callers to the Community Center.
7. Making Change: When a customer gets angry when we tell them we cannot make change:  Please let them know that the printer holds print jobs for a couple of hours- during that time they can go get change.
8. For Patrons needing to take exams on-line:
1. If the patron cannot access the website for some reason- IT needs to be called to UNBlock/Override the filter.  The customer fills out the Misclassified Web Site Comment form (on the Intranet under “Policies & Procedures: Collection Development: 4.8 Internet Usage Policy”): “Customers who believe a web site is filtered or unfiltered incorrectly may submit a Misclassified Web Site Comment Form [Exhibit 4.8 (1)].  Adults 18 or older who need unfiltered access for any lawful purpose may request it from a staff member, CIPA Disable Filter Log [Exhibit 4.8.(2)]. Unfiltered access will be granted on a per-search basis.”
2. More time can be added to a patron’s computer time if the patron is taking an online test lasting 2-3 hours or more.