Working with Student Helpers in the

Library

Library Pages

Who are library pages?

Students who love to be in the library and help others

Grade 5 students who turn in applications (Grade 4 are joining this semester)

Around 10 students (20 turned out to be too many!)

Committed to come at lunch recess (30 min.) on weekly basis for the whole year

Student Helpers

Will Boyer

Eden Mangous

What do they do?

Tidy up books on shelves

Check in and out books under supervision

Shelve books

Keep books in order (responsible for specific shelves)

Help other students find books and use the library

Support library special events (SAS Reads, Visiting Authors etc.)

Training Party

Charades

Scope of their responsibilities through games

Norms - Be on time; Helping everyone; Sharing jobs; Be respectful

Make posters for SAS Reads (pictures of themselves ‘Get caught reading’ - ComicLife)

Record themselves introducing different sections and make the clips into a movie of library tour

Library call numbers tour

It’s too big and I have to delete the movie. Please visit our website to view it.

teachers.saschina.org/espudonglibrary

Visiting Author EventHosts - Practice scripts for welcoming assembly

Shooting crew - film the ‘celebrities’ - into a movie

AV - play the movie when the hosts ask questions for celebrities

Dress up promoting Love of Reading Week

Lunch with author

Problems and Challenges

Not coming according to the schedule

Only check in and out books

Not willing to do things that are not so much fun

Wandering around in the library

More help or more work?

Incentives

Lunch with the visiting author

Parties and prizes

Easy access to new books and information

Leaders in showing others how to use the library

Ownership of the library

Chalk Talk

What are other things we can train student helpers to do?

Q & A

Who has student helpers in the library?

Share your experiences

Suggestions/questions/comments on Library Pages program

Thank you!