Multitasking or avoidance?

Resource center scheduling is done, the student are reporting to work as directed, school has started, and we are well on our way to another successful term. Traffic is slow and steady during the beginning of the term. Generally speaking the students in here now are our "regulars" reacquainting themselves with the library and center. It is a prime time to accomplish things languishing on my list. However, I am constantly surprised at the number of tasks that may be completed when I am, essentially, avoiding other projects. Not that what I am doing is irrelevant or unnecessary, but they are at the bottom of my "to-do" list for a reason. Case in point, I have bulletin boards to update.

There has been a blank board in the resource center for several months; covered in green paper, but lacking any form or function. Late last week a Publisher's Weekly email newsletter, Children's Bookshelf, posted an article about the Cat in the Hat's 50th Birthday. A special web site, Happy Birthday Cat in the Hat, has been launched to commemorate and celebrate the event. Various activities are available for teachers, librarians, and kids, including printable worksheets and a way to send birthday wishes to the Cat! And, with the assistance of a GA and student worker, a bulletin board was born. Students are now aware of the birthday, the books we have in the library, and are directed to the web site for more information. Even better, this board can remain until semester's end.

This afternoon I have a brand new School Library Journal (January 2007) for professional reading and juvenile collection development. Choosing children's books, some days I really do love my job.

Tags: Start of a new term, Cat in the Hat's 50th Birthday, Bulletin Boards