Library Admin
Admin time: what to do...
During my admin time, I would do any of the following and this obviously changes week to week, depending on the activity/school need, and these are in no particular order:
- process new books or determine what collection they should be added to so my once a fortnight assistant can accession and cover them
- shelve books, in the right order! Use this time to check for damaged books
- run reports as needed and follow up, eg overdue resources
- read industry reviews, professional literature to inform future purchases
- network with other TLs
- managing my budget (I have a Pcard); follow up book orders
- create/update resource lists on Oliver for staff
- create/update library skills activities and resources for students
- create/update notifications for staff regarding new resources, or ones they may have forgotten about
- notify staff of new digital resources available
- create displays to promote new books or books I'd like to draw students' attention to
- maintain class novel sets
- create/maintain resource boxes
- maintain Teacher Resources (always refining!)
- plan/carry out whole school activities - the PRC (takes quite a bit of time to track), Book Week, Book Fairs (x 2), Book Club (x 8), National Simultaneous Storytime, Indigenous Literacy Day, World Read Aloud Day, Australia Reads, school competitions, etc
- book DART conferences for staff
- book author talks and other events for staff as the opportunity arises or as requested
- maintain our (internal) school library website
- write promotional articles for our school newsletter
- misc covering, weeding, on the spot repairs
All suppliers and products listed here are FYI only. There are no endorsements or recommendations attached. It is recommended that you independently research product reviews and/or opinions of other users
Where do you buy your barcodes and barcode readers?
Choosing a barcode supplier means you are also choosing the particular style of how the barcodes are printed. Some suppliers deliver the barcodes printed on flat sheets. Other suppliers delivery them on a roll. There are other slight differences like the font used, etc. Be sure to look at the sample provided on the website to make sure they are the same barcode design as you are currently using if you want to keep them the same.
Datalogic Touch 65
Quickscan QD2131 Corded Handheld Code Reader
Features five SCIS scanners
Cipherlap 1560
03 9578 7600 or sales@asp.com.au
Motorola Handheld Barcode Scanner Kit LS2208
Who supplies library furniture?
Vendor number for Merchandising Libraries is 100322524
Amanda Craig: Telarah PS
And those nifty book ends, book display stands, book boxes and general bookish merchandise?
Book ends for a home library, or school library with little modification ...
DIY bookends
Loads of terrific signage to make your library even more awesome!
And stamps, to leave your (school's) mark...
A great range, including Bitmoji stamps!!
Email: hello@teachitco.com.au
Find me on instagram @inky.stamps and on Facebook at Inky Stamps or email inkystampsadelaide@gmail.com
Phone: 1300 274 244
Email: info@dialastamp.com.au
Ph: 1300 842 905
Email: sales@addprintaustralia.com.au
Facebook link
Book covering services
Ph. 02 4751 0924 or email sales1@daredisability.org.au
This service is available throughout NSW
ASK US ABOUT OUR BOOK COVERING SERVICE.
Contact us if you'd like to learn more about our quality book covering service at only $1 per book!
Call our team on 1800 033 057
Offers a two week free trail
Michelle Noble: Narellan PS
I have a parenting covering program in place which works well for me.
I send out an ‘expression of interest’ note via SeeSaw to get some names of parents who’d like to volunteer.
If they’re newbies, I send home just 5 books to see how they do!!
Once I know they can cover they get added to my volunteer list.
I use green Woolies recycle bags and have them numbered, so I know which parent has been given which bag and then I put 10 books with contact in each bag.
When my pile of books to cover grows, I send out a SeeSaw message to my parents to check they are ok to have some covering and I send them home.
Once you have a bank of regulars, it’s a pretty easy system.
Because the bags are numbered it’s easy to chase up any that are outstanding. I keep a checklist of the bag # taken by each parent.
Some parents ask for more than 10 books so I just send two bags.
Tip - sending home a nice note with a Freddo Frog is also nice to let the parents know they’re appreciated. And a small gift at the end of the year.
Also, pre-Covid I had “coffee and covering” afternoons twice a term (when I had my own RFF 2-3 one afternoon, no longer… ). This was a great way to get some parents into the library and just chat while we covered.
I encouraged the boss to pop in to say hi too.
Good community liaising as well as covering lessons for those who required it!!
Contact for covering
For more contact suppliers, see the suppliers listed above
Email : info@bookcoverco.com.au
Phone : 03 9873 4629
Book covering, clear film roll, accessories. VIC based.
Your book coverings specialists
- Book coverings
- Custom rolls made to order
- Coloured, transparent, opaque
- Adhesive, non-adhesive
Ph: 02 9521 3813; Vendor number 100303400
Misc
For stationery, decorations, books, stamps and more
Free delivery over $100
sales@packingtapeshop.com.au
Genre stickers/spine lables
Genre icons and spine labels
Coloured spine labels
Using the genre icons from your Oliver v5 system, and designed to match the genre icon posters available on our in-school promotional resources page, these spine labels can be downloaded, edited, and printed for in-school use.
