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.
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