The Librarian Influencer of the Week is librarian Jeanette Walter from Pennsylvania. She hesitantly moved into the school library world and loved how she got to reach every child in every school and bring out their curiosity.
In this podcast, Jeanette recalls her initial naivete in what it meant to run a library.
Budget
Cataloging books
She held to her belief that her priority had to be the kids.
Here are a couple of Librarian Influencer strategies Jeanette shared:
You can help steer the ear of people in charge when you serve on committees and are in leadership roles.
She plans to create videos to help teachers since she can’t get into the classrooms as much to help anymore.
My chat with Jeanette was very, very fun! She started Library Unlimited classes with her students to allow the kids to be creative. The librarians provide stations for the kids to select from.
Legos
3D Doodlers
LittleBits
Read/Write
Cricut machine for the students to use
You can follow Librarian Influencer Jeanette Walter at:
Email: walterj@wcsdpa.org
Here are some photos of her Library Unlimited time. Photo Credit: Jeanette Walter