Palomares Parent Teacher Club

Library Committee

Coordinator: Jennifer Bremer

The library is open and run due entirely to its volunteer staff. The library parents maintain the library and run Library Day. The district library funding this year has been reduced to about $100 for the whole school, so this committee is tasked with determining what needs to be purchased and communicating to the PPTC for funding. This committee also runs 2-3 book fairs each year to help fund the library.

The time commitment will vary from a few hours weekly for the library parents to a couple hours a year for those helping with the book fairs

The Coordinator Guide can be downloaded in MS Word format or viewed online below. All of the guides share a common Forward.

Library Committee Description

The Library Committee is responsible for working closely with the school administration to provide leadership in information literacy, to actively participate in curriculum collaboration, and to promote reading and literacy. The committee will help organize a theme each month based on the grade levels. They will help the students develop skills to find, use and evaluate information from various print and online sources.

Structure

This committee would ideally have at least 6 members including a teacher advisor. The committee is encouraged to recruit parent volunteer instructor from each grade to conduct the weekly library time and/ or assist in the library activities.

Time Commitment

Time commitment varies greatly. On the average, 1 hours/week can be expected. A goal would be to provide a lesson to each grade once a month and then reinforce those lessons through books or assignments in the following weeks of library time in that month.

Duties

The duties of the Library Committee include the following:

Comprise a calendar of scheduled library lessons for each grade based on the needs of the school administration.
Recruit parent volunteer instructors for each grade to conduct the library lesson or to assist in library activities.
Read to the kids and help checkin and checkout books.
Maintain an inventory of library books - cataloging, labeling, repairing, etc.
Participate in the budget process.
Attend periodic District Library meetings.

Operation

The coordinator(s) in conjunction with the committee members and school administration would determine the lesson plans based on C.V.U.S.D. Library Curriculum. The library opens before the end of September and closes before the end of May. It is a school year round commitment which gives great pleasure to both the volunteer and the students.

Schedule

The calendar of scheduled library lessons for the different grade levels will be determined by this committee and the school administration.

Library Awards - June

Resources

C.V.U.S.D. Library Curriculum Manual
Follett Software Manual
Bruce Gidland, C.V.U.S.D. Technology Facilitator and Trainer
Chris Sarantakis, Creekside Middle School Library Media Technician, C.V.U.S.D. K-12 District Library Committee Chairwoman