Good news on two fronts: my MS/HS Principal told me that the Current Events students will most likely be allowed to have school e-mail accounts (the responsibilities of a good digital citizen will definitely be one of our first discussions!). Also, the District Superintendent has requested that I do a short BOE presentation, focusing on the goals of the Library program, in August or September.
These topics intertwine, as do my duties as a K-12 SLMS. If I can effectively convey this to the Board, it may well open the door to further integration of technology and information literacy skills within the core curriculum.

Perhaps the students themselves could appear before the BOE later in the school year to explain what and how they’ve learned. Our young adults would surely be very effective advocates for the technologies of what will be their future!

Library Media Center/SLMS responsibilities:

• weed and update Elementary non-fiction, particularly Nations of the World and Biography
• instruct teachers in database use
• share interesting sites
• introduce information literacy and web2.0 terms and tools to staff members
• keep updated on the Social Studies research project for grades 6-12
• read some of the news fiction, particularly in the YA section
• work on a new Library Webpage
• update BOCES Plan of Service (yearly)
• fulfill BOCES SLS Liason duties
• inquire about processing Inter Library Loans through our automated system
• investigate the feasibility of extended LMC/Computer Lab hours
• create chances to collaborate…be a Presence!