{"id":352,"date":"2022-07-22T23:25:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T23:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-cbrow128\/?p=352"},"modified":"2022-07-22T23:29:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T23:29:30","slug":"library-visits-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-cbrow128\/2022\/07\/22\/library-visits-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Visits School Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Library Visits School Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wilder Middle School\u2019s Library<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-l-douglas-wilder-middle-school wp-block-embed-l-douglas-wilder-middle-school\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BjHru17TCg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wilder.henricoschools.us\/\">Home<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Home&#8221; &#8212; L. Douglas Wilder Middle School\" src=\"https:\/\/wilder.henricoschools.us\/embed\/#?secret=AmYkPZYSLd#?secret=BjHru17TCg\" data-secret=\"BjHru17TCg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Digital Access<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, the website for Wilder\u2019s library is great.&nbsp; It is eye catching and has a lot of information.&nbsp; I think it created with Bit emoji, so it is fun and entertaining to look at.&nbsp; There are many links to click. Some deal with other Henrico school libraries but the links I find most useful are Find a Book, Access Digital Resources, and the Ask a Librarian link.&nbsp; Since this is a school\u2019s library one must use the platform Clever to access many of the resources.&nbsp; There are instructions for accessing information and databases using Clever from home.&nbsp; In the summer the school takes student laptops to fix\/repair them so some features may not be available to students over the summer. &nbsp;&nbsp;There is also information for parents and a place to request book pick up for the summer.&nbsp; I like how the school library\u2019s website connects to the Henrico County Libraries website as well.&nbsp; There are also links to Snapchat and Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You cannot tell anything about the diversity of the school from its website.&nbsp; Nor can you tell how many people are employed there or what their roles might be.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Space and Physical Access<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The library is in the middle of the school, the first thing you see as you enter the building.&nbsp; It is somewhat welcoming from the outside.&nbsp; Upon exiting there are sensors that check to see if you are leaving with a book you have not checked out, not the most welcoming site, but many libraries have these security measures.&nbsp; The space is large perhaps the size of three classrooms.&nbsp; There are tables, a Promethean Board, a 3-D printer, and areas to play games like checkers, chess, or read the newspaper.&nbsp; There are also a few computers set up, though each student receives their own laptop.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Services and Intellectual Access<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The books are kept in shelves that create a kind of maze that weaves throughout the room.&nbsp; The Dewey Decimal System is used for cataloging.&nbsp; The books are also separated by type fiction, non-fiction, reference, and so on.&nbsp; There is a large desk in front where students can return and check out books or pay their school fees.&nbsp; There isn\u2019t much signage in the library.&nbsp; I think handicapped children would have problems moving around in the library: &nbsp;there isn\u2019t much space for wheelchairs and nothing that would help a blind student navigate the space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>People (Patrons and Staff)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This library clearly serves the students and the d\u00e9cor and furniture suggest that.&nbsp; In a school library \u201cThe librarian\u2019s role expanded in breadth and depth to encompass four major roles: teacher, instructional partner, information specialist, and program administrator\u201d (Rubin &amp; Rubin, 2020, p. 153). &nbsp;I have seen this role in the past but due to staffing issues the librarian was pulled to many different areas in the school, mostly covering classes of absent teachers. &nbsp;Hopefully this will change, and the Wilder librarian will be able to complete some other roles and assist teachers in finding information and planning lessons. Most of the interactions between the library staff and the students are cordial but mostly I see the library staff begging students to return overdue books.&nbsp;&nbsp; There are only two people who work in the library though there are offices in the library that are used by school support staff, such as the Coordinator of Assessment and Remediation, and the technology helpdesk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Collections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The types of resources in Wilder\u2019s library are those that would attract children in their middle school years.&nbsp; There are many types of reference books, fiction, non-fiction, there is also a large selection of graphic novels.&nbsp; I think that the collection shows that this is a school library.&nbsp; The d\u00e9cor and the books advertised for check out would appeal mostly to a young audience which is appropriate for a school library.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mission of this library is apparent in the types of books, games, and other features of the library.&nbsp; This year there were a lot of library areas specifically used for overflow testing especially during the Standards of Learning tests.&nbsp; This is a little disappointing to me because if I do become a school librarian, I would rather not also be a test proctor.&nbsp; I would be interested to see the difference in which books and the number of books that are checked out by the Gifted Young Scholars Academy as opposed to the \u201ccommunity students.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-cbrow128\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29654\/2022\/07\/Wilder-Library-Pic-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-cbrow128\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29654\/2022\/07\/Wilder-Library-Pic-1-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-cbrow128\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29654\/2022\/07\/Wilder-Library-Pic-1-1-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-cbrow128\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29654\/2022\/07\/Wilder-Library-Pic-1-1-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-cbrow128\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29654\/2022\/07\/Wilder-Library-Pic-1-1-378x300.jpg 378w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption>Wilder Middle School Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-l-douglas-wilder-middle-school wp-block-embed-l-douglas-wilder-middle-school\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BjHru17TCg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wilder.henricoschools.us\/\">Home<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Home&#8221; &#8212; L. Douglas Wilder Middle School\" src=\"https:\/\/wilder.henricoschools.us\/embed\/#?secret=AmYkPZYSLd#?secret=BjHru17TCg\" data-secret=\"BjHru17TCg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Photograph Wilder Middle School Library].&nbsp; Henrico Public Schools Wilder Website.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/wilder.henricoschools.us\/ask-a-librarian\/\">https:\/\/wilder.henricoschools.us\/ask-a-librarian\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rubin, R. E., and Rubin, R. G. (2020).&nbsp;<em>Foundations of library and information science<\/em>&nbsp;(5th ed.). 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