Before I get into today's activities, I would just like to share that last Wednesday, I interviewed for and was offered a library media specialist position at River Valley Middle School in Spring Green, Wisconsin. I accepted the position but I actually had a visit at University Lake School in Hartland this morning to discuss their librarian position. It went well and I hope to hear back from them soon. It's closer to home but it doesn't seem like as great of a position. It's less money and benefits and it is technically a "librarian" position, and I don't even need a certification to do the job. I also have an interview this coming Friday at CESA 6 in Oshkosh for their Library Media Specialist position. I definitely have options and I am very happy with my decision to pursue the LMS certification. I have a lot better application sent to interview received ratio and I have already received an offer. I have interviewed more than 15 times for teaching positions over the last 4 years and haven't received on offer.
Because of my visit this morning at ULS, I got to Rawson a little later than usual, but I was still able to accomplish a lot. I attacked the cartloads of books that need to be shelved and made a small dent in them. I worked with a couple students who were in the library taking AR (accelerated reader) tests. Then the third grade classes came in. They worked on making book marks for the upcoming Children's Book Week which is the second week in May. The theme is "Make a Splash With Books" so they tried to make their bookmarks with that theme in mind. I also promoted the upcoming event on May 11th at the South Milwaukee Public Library to celebrate Children's Book Week. There have been a couple changes in the guest list since our initial meeting with the folks at SMPL. The lineup now includes authors Janet Halfmann and Joann Early Macken and the illustrator Bonnie Leick. The flier states, "An evening of stories, poetry, and artwork, selling and signing of books, creative activities, refreshments, and prizes." I'm looking forward to the event and I'm glad I can play a small part in the planning of it. The students worked well today and came up with some pretty good looking book marks. They were given the option of donating them to be disbursed to the younger students in two weeks, or they could keep them. Most of the students donated them.
elementary hours today: 5
elementary hours total: 34
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