Getting to Know the Pea Ridge Intermediate School Library and the Rogers Historical Museum

1. Getting to Know the Pea Ridge Intermediate School Library and the Rogers Historical Museum A Guide to Information That Can Be Found By Shannon Brown University of Central Arkansas

2. Pea Ridge Intermediate School Library Mission of the PRISL: “…to provide activities that will create interest in listening to and reading literature, integrate library and research skills in all curricular areas, and provide assistance to teachers and staff…” and to stimulate questioning and inquiry, teach literacy skills dealing with information, and assist students in handling information problem solving tasks (“Library Curriculum,” n.d.para. 1).

3. Services offered by the p.r.i.s.l. • Access to parents, students, and teachers • Space for meetings • Computer access • Parenting Center • Fiction/nonfiction books • Reference materials • Media instruction • Media consulting • Interlibrary loans with various libraries • Organized circulation of materials • Serial materials • Special collections of materials, including books • Online governmental information (Brock, D., 2011)

4. Special Services and Patrons of The P.R. I. S. L. Patrons Special Services • Books and audio books • Free computer usage • Parent center • Book clubs (Brock, D., 2011) • Family Reading Night (“Monthly Family Event,” n.d., para. 2) • Students • Teachers • Parents • Community members (Brock, D., 2011)

5. Organizational Structure and Professional Training for the Pear Ridge Intermediate School Library Professional Training of MS Organizational Structure • Dedy Brock is the MS, in charge of circulation, instruction, and technology services • Mr. Kelly is the media aid, in charge of shelving and cataloging services. • Master’s in Library Media • Yearly 60 hours of professional development (Brock, D., 2011)

6. Diversity in the P. R. I. S. L. How Does She Accommodate? Diversity According to Mrs. Brock (2011), diversity is the understanding that individuals are unique. • Suggestion box to gain information about individuals’ interests • Written materials sent home in parents’ home language • ESL teacher on campus for interpreting • Books in Spanish (Brock, D., 2011)

7. Rogers Historical Museum Mission: “The Rogers Historical Museum serves Rogers and all of Northwest Arkansas, a rapidly growing metropolitan area that shares a rich natural and cultural heritage, a vibrant entrepreneurial spirit, and an increasingly diverse population.” It also includes a desire to enrich the lives of its patrons through experience, education, and exploration of the heritage of the people from the surrounding areas (“Mission,” 2006, para. 1).

8. Services Offered by the rogers historical museum • Accessible to the Benton County public by location and hours/days open • Reference materials that include pictures, maps, legal documents, etc. • Brochures, calendars, and flyers • Gallery, Hawkins House, and Education Annex • Tours • Educational services • Historical consulting • Loans between other museums and themselves • Circulation of Education Boxes • Special Collections • Governmental documents (Sweet, J., 2011)

9. Special Services and Patrons of the Rogers Historical Museum Patrons Special Services • Family Day • Special hours in honor of Frisco Fest • Story time at the Rogers Public Library • Rotating exhibits in area locations • Holiday Open House • Guided/non-guided tours • Hawkins House • Traveling Civil War exhibit • Director/Assistant Director led programs • Discovery/A-Z in the Ozarks Educational Boxes • Students • Teachers • Community leaders • Home school groups • Citizens of Rogers and the Benton County areas • Visitors from outside of town • Tour bus groups (Sweet, J., 2011)

10. Organizational Structure and Professional Training for Some at the Rogers Historical Museum Professional Training Organizational Structure • Director, Gaye Bland • Assistant Director, John Burroughs • Collections Curator, TerrilynWendling, • Collections Assistant, Jen Sweet • Curator of Education, Jessica Whitehead • Education Assistants, Monte Harris and Robert Rousey • Maintenance/Office helpers • Museum Commission According to Jen Sweet (2011) the educations of all employees at the Rogers Historical Museum varies. However, most have at least a Bachelor’s in Museum Studies. (Sweet, J., 2011)

11. Diversity in the Rogers Historical Museum Diversity for the RHM: The museum has a vision to be “accessible, inclusive, family-friendly educational institution that promotes life-long earning for people of all ages and walks of life (“Mission,” 2006, para. 6).” How Does the Museum Accommodate for Diversity? • All galleries and buildings are wheelchair accessible • Working on efforts to meet the needs of the local Hispanic population (Sweet, J., 2011).

12. References Brock, D. (n.d.). Pea Ridge Intermediate Media Center. “Library Curriculm.” Retrieved from http://prs.k12.ar.us/inter/printermediate/index.htm. Brock, D. (n.d.). Pea Ridge Intermediate Media Center. “Monthly Family Event.” Retrieved from http://prs.k12.ar.us/inter/printermediate/index.htm Brock, D. (personal communications, 2011). Sweet, J. (personal communications, 2011). City of Rogers. (2006). “Mission.” Retrieved from http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/mission.asp.