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Making a First Impression with Students and Staff:
Library Orientation Ideas
Jo-Anne LaForty & Sharon Mills
Library and Learning Resources
TDSB
AGENDA
Who’s here?Thinking about orientationsKey messages and tipsStrategiesServing a diverse populationStaff need orientations too!Final thoughts
Orientations are like . . .
We went to the Library today. It was….
Key Messages
Libraries support your academic success
We are going to help you do better in school This is the beginning of a beautiful relationship We’re available outside classroom hoursWe can fill the gaps and provide you with things
you may not have at homeWe’ve got great resources to support your
learningWe’re current
Libraries provide a location for learning
Class workHomeworkGroup work Respectful & safe
Libraries provide tangible and human resources
Resourcesnewspapersmagazines fictiongraphic novelsnon-fictioncomputer resourcesvideos
Human elementhelp you locate what
you need or might enjoy
displays reading programsactivities
Essential Content
Introduction of all staffPurpose of the libraryHoursAreas of the Library - signageBorrowing proceduresOverdue proceduresOverview of collectionRules =
*expectations * guidelines*
Non-essential Content
Covering all aspects of the collection
MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE TO TEACH THIS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A
COURSE ASSIGNMENT, ACTIVITY OR PROJECT
Tips for Orientation Day
Make your environment welcoming Signs Displays
More Tips for Orientation Day
Minimize conflict talk to teacher ahead of time and insist
classes arrive as a group with teacher
Meet and greet Begin with the students
find out who they are
Address learning styles especially visual and bodily kinesthetic
Within the first three seconds of a new encounter, you are evaluated… even if it is just a glance.
Within only three seconds, you make an indelible impression. You may intrigue some and disenchant others.
Scary Stuff!Michelle Sterling, Global Image Group
Strategy - PowerPoint
introduction or activitywhole class or individualsprovides immediate focus for classhighlights teacher-librarian as a techno-wiz
Avoid: ‘Power Pointless’ or ‘Death by Power Point’
Irene Jitka
Additional Strategies: Activity
Look through your package at the brochures & activities.
Find an idea that you could use @ your library.
More Strategies
Stations -introduce students to different resources and areas
Games - scavenger huntsMap activities - learn layout of libraryWebquests
Webquests
hard to find for secondary currently focus on “skills”
Dewey plagiarism search skills
might be ‘part’ of an orientation or a later library visit
Strategy: Video
technology that is becoming more accessible
permanent recordused for parent nights, staff meetingsinclude student testimonialsvisualstudent involvement
Tip for techno-wizs: embed in PowerPoint
ESL and Special NeedsIdentify special needs of these classesTake nothing for grantedGreater need to address multiple learning
stylesSignage takes on greater importanceESL - vocabulary acquisitionSpecial Needs - inclusiveness
ESL
Staff Orientations
new teacherspre-service teachersstaff meetingsdepartment meetings
‘Nouveau’ teachers
Make connectionsShowcase collectionOverview of library programOutline how we can help through teaching
research processProvide sample assignmentsProvide handouts (student research guides,
etc.)
‘Vintage’ teachers
Update on new and exciting resourcesRe-establish connections Re-enforce message “I’m here…use me!”Opportunity for feedback Remind “here’s what I can do for you…here’s
what I need you to do for me”
Strategies
BrochuresHandoutsPowerPointsSocial events: Open House, Books and
Bagels Have flyer and invitation ready for new
arrivals throughout the year
“You only have one chance to make a first impression”
Final Thought