After conducting several orientations for second grade, I met with the director of media services and the other first-year media specialist. The director called the meeting so that she could explain our media budgets and hear any concerns that we have thus far. I'm not sure what media budgets are in surrounding counties, but my budget seems to be very small. There are three components of the budget: supplies (tape, book carts, etc.), books, and software. The director stated that the renewal for our circulation system is generally the only item that is paid with the software funds. Most of the questions that we posed to the director dealt with how to use the circulation system, how to discard different types of materials, and how to address issues such as nonpayment of fines for library books. She told us that we could work with our site administrators to develop policies for our individual schools on some issues. She seemed to be very supportive of the media programs in the county, and she offered to find us some training for using our circulation system. Before I left for the day, I ended up weeding out some materials that were in the professional development area of our media center. I actually found some materials that contained the old, thin floppy disks for use with the old Apple computers. More and more I am seeing the need to be diligent in weeding the collection.
Hours in the media center: 9
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