Library in a digital world is hard, and honestly not near as much fun. I miss all of my students and all of the books that spend their time circulating in and out of hand. I miss the discussions of what students liked about their books. I miss matching students up with books and hearing about how much they loved them! This time period we are in feels like it's from a movie and I keep praying the credits will begin to roll soon. I never imagined my first year as our librarian bringing about challenges like this, and like every other librarian on the planet I am trying to find my place and how I can still reach our students and faculty.
Despite it all Librarians are like the postal service, we will do all in our power to make sure our patrons get what they need! Lunch-Aloud will still carry on through our Google Classroom so that the 3rd-5th graders can still enjoy our gathering for our readings. I do apologize if I get behind on these. Our days are wrapped in meetings with campus and district officials to make sure we are servicing our students at the highest level. I have also decided to post read-alouds of other books that may interest our younger students. They deserve to connect with the "library lady" as much as our older students.
There are tons of resources of activities out there and a multitude of read-alouds from the actual authors of books, don't forget to check these out. I am also currently working on STEM/Makerspace activities that you can break the day up with. Look for those to be posted to the library home site and the COVID19 parent page.
Until we can see each other in person, keep reading, keep learning, and I wish you and your family health, happiness, and love!
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
― Coraline
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