Sixth form & prefect volunteer presentation

Thank you!Student help makes a huge contribution to the

running of the library.

Main duties are shelving & issue desk

• Prefect checklist• In order of importance• What can I do to help out?• -Check the library for rubbish• -Push in computer chairs• -Check library for rubbish• -Arrange trolley for shelving (alphabetical order)• -Someone at desk• -Tidy magazines on top of returns box• -Check returns box• -Tidy fiction shelves• -Check books are in their correct places• -Process new books• -Help customers• -Tidy the library• -Anything Ms O’Shea asks (within reason) !

Our resources:

• Senior & junior fiction, non-fiction• Graphic novels, comics & manga• SEN collection: books for low ability readers• Newspapers (digital & print) & magazines• Revision resources• Local history collection• Picture books• DVD’s• Staff library

POINTS TO REMEMBER:

• The Library has about 1000’s of books plus other resources such as DVDs, newspapers, journals, etc.

• Fiction books are shelved in alphabetical order

by the author’s surname

• Non-fiction books are shelved in numerical order and have a Dewey (or Class) number

How can working in the library help me?

• Work experience• Customer service skills (issue desk)• Will provide a reference at the end if you do

well• Library skills (organisation, fiction knowledge • Role model to younger students• Suggest books you want to see in library• Use of catalogue software

Catch up with news, book lists, reviews, new websites, etc on our library blog

You can search for books using our library catalogue

Click browse catalogue on library blog to look for books: http://highlandslrc.blogspot.co.uk/p/browse-catalogue.html

Please feel free to suggest new books for your subject area & to borrow and browse from our collections

Library desk

-No phones/chewing gum- Friendly attitude- Scan carefully- Put books on rerun trolley- Alphabetise books & shelve- Proactive, if it is quiet please tidy etc-Emptying returns box (Sixth form)

If you can’t attend duty

I expect a professional attitude. Please let me know in advance & rearrange your

duty where possible.