If you plan on working in an elementary school, then you must go and check out Mrs. Lodge's Library Blog (http://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/blog/). This site has been around for years and there are times when it is not updated as much as one might like. But it is an awesome place to for new librarians to get ideas. She offers ideas on how to run your library more smoothly. She has created this awesome game for students called Shelver! which allows students to practice their shelving skills. The best thing about her site/blog is that she has created tons of library centers that you can use in your library. I cannot tell you how many of her ideas I have tried in my own library. Some work, some don't. But it is the best place out there for ideas to try in the elementary library.
As I was looking for blogs to share for our class, I happened to look at her site and realized she had made several news posts. Here latest post in particular is of interest to me so I thought I would share it with you. It's about Makerspaces! http://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/2016/06/engineering-center-maker-gallery-2/#.V1nOIdIrJdg In this blog post, she has created a special place in her library to showcase the work of her students. She calls it her "Maker Gallery". Here students can display the things they created using one of her makerspaces. Student names are written on special little cards that are displayed with the items they made. She says in the post that other students love looking at the display and seeing who is featured. The display also shows teachers and administration what is going on in the library. I really love this idea. I started dabbling in makerspaces this past year in my library. I remember one particular instances when a group of fourth graders worked together to create a house out of legos. They put so many details into this house that I did not have the heart to take it apart. They asked me to take a picture of it for them, which of course I did. But I also decided to leave it out for others to see. Now this house was not put out on a fancy display table, but when other students found it they were always impressed and wanted to know who had created it. I wish now that I had displayed the house better. That is why I am sharing this blog post with you. I truly think the idea of having a special gallery to display student creations in the library is a marvelous idea and will only increase student interest in the library. If you don't have room for a special gallery, I think another option would be to take photos of the creations and display them on a TV or smartboard in the library in a rotating slideshow. This way you would not be holding up your legos so that other students can use the pieces as well. Hmm...now I may just have to go and buy that flat screen TV the students have been asking for!
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