One thing I am learning about the job of a school librarian is that every day can bring something new. Also, you need to be flexible to accommodate the needs of your patrons. The other day, I came into the library and there were dozens of books spread out on the tables. It turns out that a 7th grade teacher had emailed Ms. Gratto the night before telling her she wanted each 7th grade student to check out a poetry book on their next class visit to the library. Ms. Gratto and Ms. Schell then decided to pull out all the poetry books and spread them out on the tables so that they would not have 20 kids looking through one bookshelf at the same time. This made it easier not only because the students would not be all crowded in front of a bookshelf but also because they could browse the books more easily and look at the covers and decide what to check out.
I thought this was a great idea and I think the students enjoyed the experience. Ms. Gratto pointed out though that one problem they face during poetry month is that the whole district does poetry at the same time and the libraries do not have enough resources for everyone.
