A Spaghetti Free Zone? That's what the sign said!

In this issue:

Real Library Signs

If They Only Knew!

Spring is in the Air!

Real Library Signs!

Librarians would not have had to make these signs if it was not addressing an actual problem. These are real signs, posted in real libraries. (PS – I’d love to hear from you about the ones you had to post!)

Do not CHEW headphone cords.

Please do not yell Roll Tide in the library. (This was at the UA library. I’m sure they have a similar one at Auburn, UGA and others.)

Lots of problems with food in the library:

No food in the library. Food (and possibly violators) will be confiscated and fed to Cerberus, the three-headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades, located in the basement of the Evans building.

This is a spaghetti free zone. (I’m not sure I want to know! TJ)

In light of recent events, NO OREOS will be allowed in the library! (Now this one, I think I DO want to know! TJ)

We are temporarily closed for repairs. The good news is that we killed the Basilisk.

And my all-time favorite…

Unattended children will be given a Red Bull and a puppy!

If They Only Knew! – Marketing your Media Center

Marketing is everything you do to place your products and services in the hands of people who would benefit from using them. To do this effectively, you need to communicate said products and services to the people who need them. That can be as simple as a posted list or as detailed as a library website. You can communicate it passively by posting a sign, or actively by asking for 5 minutes in every staff meeting. One of the most effective ways to do this is to meet your patrons at their point of need. When you know that a science unit on electricity is coming up, go to the grade level meeting or send an email to the teachers in that grade, telling them about the resources and services you offer through the media center.

If they only knew what you offer, they would take advantage of it!

THIS WEEK, make it your mission to find one problem your teachers face and show them how the media center can address it. It will be the best email they will get all week!

Spring is in the Air!

And that means it time to start thinking about how to reward your readers at the school year’s end! Go to www.TommyJohnsPresents.com and look at the programs that will both CELEBRATE your school’s accomplishment and ENCOURAGE your students to read all summer. The month of May is usually one of my busiest months, so contact me early! Just hit reply and say, “We want to CELEBRATE!”

Encouraging kids to read, I am
Tommy Johns
Educational Entertainment Specialist

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