Work ahead of the rules.

2. Read through the following. Pick one and list 3 library management situations where you think it might apply. • Work ahead of the rules. • Do it before someone thinks of a reason why you should not. If you wait for explicit permission, you will miss the bus. • Train Thyself. Don’t wait for the conference. • You can’t punch this clock. You’ll need to learn on your own time. • Don’t Make the Beds. Give stuff up to do what matters. • Delegate Up. Don’t be afraid to recognize an expert when you find one. • Teach outside the library. Teach where the learners are • Stop watering the rocks. Work with the living. Not everyone will get on board. • Stop and smell the learning – what’s happening? Analyze & evaluate what you do.

3. Why do you think librarians in particular need to be reminded of these things? • Show that you work hard; don’t talk about it • Worry when the library media center is empty • Make sure you are visible even if you are doing seat work – get out of your office • The easiest day to entice teachers into the library might be the first day of school • Be accessible. Give up control Yes, someone might mess it up – that’s the definition of “used.” • Readers read messily. Books not only need to be used, they need to be used up. • Separate the behavior from the few from the behavior of the many • Kill the culture of “no.” Say “yes.” • Leave it open and they will come. The Hippocratic Oath For Library Media Specialists: Do Not Deny Access

4. Is the library more than a physical space?

5. The Vision: • What do you want for your school library? • Take 10 minutes to free write about your ideal library & library program

6. The Vision: • What do you want for your school library? • Swap your freewrite with a classmate & ask them to underline/highlight the parts of your freewrite that seem most powerful/appealing to them

7. The Vision: • What do you want for your school library? • Reread your own statement and pick out what things matter to you the most, and what things might actually be accomplished.

8. Vision Statements Vision statements can take many forms. They answer the question: "What will success look like?" Their main purpose is to articulate the "dream" state of the library media center. Knowing the path and communicating it to all...on a day-to-day basis...are both essential to administering dynamic library media programs for students and staff. "The value in knowing your final destination (your vision) is that you can choose to take the specific paths that lead you there. Your action is intentional and keeps you pointed in the right direction." Sideroad Quoted from http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/adm/assignments/vision.htm

9. What’s the difference between a mission & a vision statement? • A mission and a vision are statements that have been written to guide certain actions and future states. • A mission is what an organization does, its action; a vision is what an organization would like to happen as a result of the action that it does. • Mission equals the action; vision is the ultimate result of the action. • Mission answers the question “What would not happen if we were not here as an organization?” Or more positively, “What change is achieved because we exist? • Vision answers the question: “What are the results, the ends, the consequences of our action?” • Vision looks forward; mission looks at today. http://www.axi.ca/tca/Jan2005/associatearticle_1.shtml

10. Sample vision statements from the business world • eHam.net - "To build the largest and most complete Amateur Radio community site on the Internet” • Coachville - Everyone is a coach • Bill Gates - There will be a personal computer on every desk running Microsoft software http://www.sideroad.com/Business_Communication/mission-and-vision-statement.html

11. School Visions • A vision features a compelling picture or image of what the school can become in the future. • A vision is feasible and attainable. • A vision is connected to and articulates deeper values and hopes for the future. • A vision needs to be translated into actions and plans that can be and are implemented. • A vision will die if it is not regularly communicated. Putting a mission statement into a drawer will achieve nothing and might be counterproductive. http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/leadrshp/le1comps.htm

12. Poughkeepsie Public Library District: • Vision Statement The Poughkeepsie Public Library District will have vibrant libraries where people want to be.  It will meet the needs of a diverse and growing constituency by providing services and partnering with other community organizations. The Board of Trustees and the staff will work together to serve the public and to respond to the changing nature of library services.Mission StatementThe Poughkeepsie Public Library District provides a wide variety of materials and services to patrons of all ages. To fulfill this mission, the Library District has two roles: that of provider and that of partner. • The provider roles of the Library District are to provide:·         circulating collections of current high-demand, high-interest materials in a variety of formats·         collections representing a broad spectrum of knowledge on a variety of subjects and in a variety of formats·         reference services providing timely and accurate information in a variety of formats with access from diverse locations·         programs and services for all ages that encourage reading, learning, and cultural enrichment • The partner roles of the Library District are:·         to coordinate with the Mid-Hudson Library System, New York State, and Dutchess County the provision of central reference library and County Reference Center services to MHLS member libraries and the general public·         to coordinate the development of collections, programs, and services in local history and genealogy with other pertinent organizations·         to cooperate with other agencies and governments in providing relevant community information·         to facilitate the provision of formal and independent education support, including information literacy training, through outreach and other means • The mission statement is reviewed periodically by the Board of Trustees of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District.

13. Vision Statements Using your freewrite, begin work on a vision statement for your school library. Use the resources at the recommended site to help (posted in chat & on blog)

14. FOR TUESDAY • Finalize your vision statement for your school library. Use the resources at the site posted on the class blog to help. • Email your vision statement & mission statement (part of scenario 1) to me by 9am Tuesday morning. • Respond to my blog post about talking to your administrators after you talk to Jeff tomorrow. Respond many times, if you have a lot to say. • Scenario 1 due – email to me as .doc attachment • Do your readings • Have your copy of Linking for Learning for class.