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Library Media Specialist Interview:

Library Media Specialist Interview:. “RAY OF HOPE”. Nancy Matz October 24, 2009. Experience. Classroom teacher: 1984-1990 --Reading/English Language Arts --9 through 12 grade Library Media Specialist: 1990

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Library Media Specialist Interview:

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  1. Library Media SpecialistInterview: “RAY OF HOPE” Nancy MatzOctober 24, 2009

  2. Experience • Classroom teacher: 1984-1990 --Reading/English Language Arts --9 through 12 grade • Library Media Specialist: 1990 • Fresno Pacific University: 1995 --certificate in library media --masters in library media • CSLA presenter: 2005

  3. What do you see as your three main groups to which you ADVOCATE about the library? • Administrators--Principals--District Office/Superintendent • Teachers • Students

  4. How do you advocate specifically to each of those three areas?Administrators • Used to have monthly meetings with the principal • New supervisor is Dean of Students (Vice Principal) • Mostly email--informational--statistical • Meetings 2/3 times a yearnot much pro-action on their part--contacting her--but she goes out of her way to share with them

  5. Advocacy to Teachers • Library advisory Board: twice yearly--each department head--parent and a student (usually a library science student)--classified • Set goals • Share last year’s statistics • Celebrate accomplishments

  6. Advocacy to Students • Has 16 library science students that she recruits and one co-op student (paid internship) • Asks them at the beginning: What do you think a librarian does?--buys books--keeps books in order • Works on changing that perception and asks them again at the end of the year • They become her “leaders” in the library

  7. “Gathering of Families”Community PresentationOct 29, 2009 • Background information sharing and celebrate that we have certified teacher librarians in our district • Highlight library science students • Share information about the “MILLIONAIRE” celebration towards the end of the year--AR/English teacher count of how many words each student reads--pizza party • Public Library collaboration

  8. Public Library collaboration • Incentive to get a public library card--applications provided, library card delivered to each student--English class extra credit points--$5.00 overdue fine waiver • Research databases--12 different ones--speak briefly about each database • New facility—highlight student help areas • Collaborative author visits with high school

  9. Goals for the year • Customer Service--Freshman orientation update--website renewal • Collaboration--big push 3-5 years ago with teachersnow trying to maintain the same lessons--with public library • Culture of Reading--focus specially on English Language learners--not really “information literacy” but instilling a love of basic reading in the students

  10. Where do you see ourdistrict/school libraries in the future? • District needs a CHAMPION--big push 3-5 years ago--seems to have plateaued • District 3 “t’s”--Textbooks--Technology--Testing

  11. How can libraries tie into these three areas that are the district’s focus? • Textbooks--new “netbooks” computers for students/labs--Electronic textbooks • Technology--library needs to be on the forefront--website, publications, programs we already have but are not used (ie United Streaming) • Testing--tie into curriculum areas better (math/science)--research historical data and compare with present day data.

  12. Total interview time (with meeting on Friday): 1 hour 15 minutes

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