It's Wednesday! What's happening in the AME Library?

What's new in the AME Library?  An AME library intern is back as the librarian!  Mrs Henson is enjoying her first days of school as a RETIRED librarian (I hope she's sleeping in a bit!).  Ms Margocs interned under Mrs Henson during the 2011-2012 school year, while she was teaching in a resource classroom there.  She has been at Sommer Elementary School here in Round Rock ISD for the last seven years, and is ready to follow in Mrs Henson's footsteps as your new librarian!  

You may be wondering how library will "work" under our current circumstances.  Right now, Ms Margocs has three priorities:

1)  Learn as much as she can about Schoology.  Training happens today and tomorrow; after that Ms Margocs will be working with Ms Foster to train and support the teachers with this new LMS (learning management system).  There will be a Schoology page for the library, too.

2)  Clean up the library!  Mrs Henson had to clear out her office AND the closet for the school's new HVAC and electrical update.  Teachers have also returned materials over the summer.  There is stuff everywhere!

3)  Make video tutorials for our online resources--how to check out e-books and use our databases.  You may remember how to do that from at-home learning in the spring, but if not, the videos will be available for you to reference whenever you need them.

Within a few weeks of school starting, we'll be offering curbside checkout for library books!  We will also have a new way of returning books that allows us to quarantine them for four days--long enough for COVID19 germs to be undetectable.  (Follow the link to see the study that helped us make this decision.)

The RRISD librarians have already started planning and working together to provide read-alouds and lessons .  Ms Margocs will be working with our AME teachers to find ways to incorporate library time in both virtual and face-to-face settings following district and state safety guidelines.  The library is more than just that room full of books--it is a service that can travel to your classroom, the school driveway, and over the internet.

Ms Margocs is looking forward to serving you as your librarian this year!