Group+Project-+Meet+the+Librarian

I tried yesterday and today to add the Voki, but it only lets me add an attachment! Anyway, I am going to record Garra's paragraph below instead for the Voki.

Garra Jeni Jill

First ideas- Name/ Slogan of library (It says we need to name a librarian- do we make one up? How's Dr. Theophrastus? Dr. L. Brary? Any other ideas? :) I love D. L. Brary, I think it adds to the seuss theme and is also very intriguing. I was thinking that for the name of the library maybe, Planet Seuss, it combines the Seuss and space theme. I can see a cute world image with a rocket ship and cute stick kids with lots of bright colors. I am open to anything you guys have too! Ok, so we all love D. L. Brary and our Suess space theme. We can build D. L. Brary's resume and philosophy here. Librarian: Mrs. L. Brary Name of Library: Planet Seuss Here is the resume I tweaked for L.I.Brary. Hehehe. As always, any of this can be changed! Let me know what you think!

Jeni's VOKI: I took the speech Jeni had created and tweaked it to use as the VOKI. Here it is:

Hi, I am Mrs. L. Brary and here at Planet Seuss we provide our patrons with up-to-date technology applications along with new and classic elementary and young adult literature. We strive to assist users with technology and literature to best fit their individual needs. We are here to help our students inquire, and guide families, teachers and administrators in many realms of creative instruction. As teacher-librarians, we believe that nurturing a love of reading is the key to a successful life. Our success begins with collaboration with our teachers as they implement programs and lessons that will benefit everyone involved. In a world of daily technological advances, our educators and youth must be educated and shown how to embrace the ever-changing curricular and technological elements with which they are faced. At Planet Seuss we are here to help everyone discover the power of information! TO DR. SEUSS AND BEYOND!

Elevator Speech: For the Elevator Speech, I read up on this and it should be clear and concise too. I thought we could use our RHYME. It is catchy and descriptive, and doesn't give too many details away. I have been working on a video that will include this and samples of student work completed through collaboration. It will be like our Advertisement. Not quite finished yet, but it is coming along.

I also have complete the Glog about Planet Seuss and it can be found on the Library Goals Page for now. Garra

I created a blog for our librarian at [|http://planetseusslibrary.blogspot.com] I have two book reviews on there so far. I have more I am going to add, but I have to leave for a while. I'll add them later tonight. Tell me what else you think we should add to the blog. I have some book reviews from Children's Literature if you need them. I can email them to you. This would be a good spot to put the "Hoot" book trailers too! I can email you those as well tomm. Here is the bookmark I created. I think we can add the image so students/teachers can see it, but also the link so that when they print it out they can print 4 to a page in a 3x5 size.Garra



I absolutely LOVE this! Wonderful work, Garra! So great! I am about to take some pics of my library now. I started to create a real resume, but after looking at many librarian's websites, the ones who include information about their background usually do so informally. Here are some of the components we should incorporate somehow. The Education/Library Philosophy statement is taken directly from the elevator speech. I looked at other ideas, but I think we need to keep the expression of our ideas uniform. We don't want to be all over the place! I agree! Looks good. I am going to read over again and see if I have any additions. Good Work Jill! I was going to pull up my resume and tweak it - I can change this stuff on it. I will pretty much just use the same format as mine if that's ok. Background: Education Experience:
 * Graduate of Main Street High School
 * Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education from the University of Texas
 * Master’s of Library Science degree from Texas Woman’s University
 * 12 years classroom teaching- 4 years 2nd grade, 6 years 3rd grade, 2 years 5th grade
 * Seuss Elementary librarian 4 years

Education/Library Philosophy: Planet Seuss Elementary Library strives to provide patrons with up-to-date technology applications, along with new and classic elementary and young adult literature. We strive to assist users with technology and literature to best fit their individual needs. We are here to help our students inquire, and guide families, teachers and administrators in many realms of creative instruction. As teacher-librarians, we believe that nurturing a love of reading is the key to a successful life. Our success begins with collaboration with our teachers as they implement programs and lessons that will benefit everyone involved. In a world of daily technological advances, our educators and youth must be educated and shown how to embrace the ever-changing curricular and technological elements with which they are faced. At Planet Seuss Elementary Library we are here to help everyone discover the power of information!

Planet Seuss Elementary Library supports and endorses these statements in the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights:

The American Library Association affirms that all libraries are forums for information and ideas, and that the following basic policies should guide their services.

I. Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation.

II. Libraries should provide materials and information presenting all points of view on current and historical issues. Materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.

III. Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment.

IV. Libraries should cooperate with all persons and groups concerned with resisting abridgment of free expression and free access to ideas.

V. A person’s right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of origin, age, background, or views.

VI. Libraries that make exhibit spaces and meeting rooms available to the public they serve should make such facilities available on an equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting their use.

ALA Council. "ALA | Library Bill of Rights." //ALA | Home - American Library Association//. American

Library Association, 2011. Web. 04 Dec. 2011. <[]>.