A-Z+Tasks

= Tasks From A to Z That Library Aides Can Perform =


 * A rrange displays and bulletin boards.
 * B ack up computer files.
 * C heck materials in and out at the circulation desk.
 * D eliver materials to classrooms and school office.
 * E nter information into a computer database.
 * F ile library materials.
 * G et mail and sort.
 * H elp in book processing, Paste on bar codes, date-due slips and labels, stamp school name; and put on book covers.
 * I nventory with hand-held computer device.
 * J ournal check-in and processing.
 * K eep supplies available at various locations.
 * L aminate.
 * M aintain school-spirit bulletin board. Cut articles pertaining to the school from newspapers and post.
 * N ewspaper subscriptions – place new daily and weekly editions on rods.
 * O verdues notice printing, separating, and sorting.
 * P ut materials away.
 * Q ualify book shipments with packing slips.
 * R ecommended titles.
 * S helf read.
 * T rain other students in using computers and other equipment.
 * U pdate dated materials and displays.
 * V alidate purchase considerations to make sure we don’t already own a copy of the book.
 * W ater plants.
 * X erox copier – make copies, empty change box and roll coins, fill paper trays, and keep glass clean.
 * Y early evaluations – fill out a survey on recommendations for next year.
 * Z ealously publicize the library’s services.

Adapted from Nancy Everhart in “Library Aides: If You Fulfill their Needs, They Will Come (and Work!), in: School Library Management, //by the editors of The Book Report, 4th ed., 1998, p. 85-86.//