The Librarian Influencer of the Week Susan Grigsby began her library work as a library clerk and then moved on to being the librarian. She has worked with libraries at a religious day school, middle school, district library coordinator, and now at an international school!
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In this podcast Susan recalls many lessons learned and shares her accomplishments during her first year in the library.
- Libraries were her second career in life and she immediately felt at home!
- Infusing information literacy with curriculum was a hot topic!
- Flexible scheduling would allow for more meaningful collaboration with the teachers.
- Learn to speak the language of the other educators on campus so you can use your library program to solve problems the other educators have.
Here are a couple of Librarian Influencer strategies Susan shared:
- It’s important to teach skills in context.
- Lead from the middle - we see all students weekly and as they progress through the grades at our campus.
These are some professional resources Susan uses to stay sharp as a librarian:
- Doug Johnson Blue Skunk Blog - http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/
- LM_Net
- Reimagining Library Spaces: Transform Your Space on Any Budget by Diana Rendina ISBN-13: 978-1564843913
- Author: Donalyn Miller (The Book Whisperer, Reading in the Wild)
- The Third Teacher ISBN-13: 978-0810989986
My chat with Susan was very interesting and intriguing to see how she moved from library clerk to international school librarian.
A personal message from Susan:
“I would also advise new librarians to join their state school library association as well as ALA and AASL. For those interested in honing their technology skills, membership in ISTE is a good value. Also, they will get some great information and/or support by following the Facebook groups I’ve listed below:
- FutureReady Librarians
- The School Librarian’s Workshop
- Learning Librarians
- Int’l School Library Connection (for those that might be interested in international teaching; job postings start up every year in early October)”
You can follow Librarian Influencer Susan Grigsby at:
- Twitter:@sksgrigsby https://twitter.com/sksgrigsby
- Email: susan.grigsby@gmail.com
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