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As the deadline draws near and we are to receive students for the new school year, I ponder on how we are going to accomplish our tasks.
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Rather than move heavy textbooks, the idea that students can check out their books Wed-Fri came up so we can clear the rooms. This sounds like an idea situation if all goes like clockwork, but somehow I do not think that will happen. It means that all students would have to take all their books needed for their classes in one shot to rid the rooms of the majority of texts.
We often hear students say that they will come back for the rest, or that they don’t want to carry them all or even more so now – that they don’t have a locker.
While this is understandable, we don’t have the time to check each schedule so we cannot confirm how many books they really need.
Working under the best conditions, we really need a full week to issue materials and take returns. Doing this in three days, plus packing up and trying to process new textbooks is too much. To me, the priority is issuing textbooks so students can get to work right away. I have to make sure we have at least two computers up and running, that the outgoing textbooks are as organized as possible and try and round up some good volunteers.
The positive side, we have very supportive administrative team who are working with us to try and problem solve. It is possible we can get additional help from a substitute library assistant and some responsible ASB students. We also have excellent assistance from our IT guy, Jason Dolphin, who is quick to fix our library related tech problems.
The next several days do not seem so bleak when I stop to consider the help we have. After all, positive thinking is half the battle!