Design on a Dime: School Library Edition

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Presented by Kathleen Galarza and Renee Rogers at the NJASL 2013 Fall Conference, October 5, 2013. Join Kathleen and Renee as they share simple strategies and unexpected sources to take your school library from drab to fab with little to no budget. See dramatic school library transformations through before and after pictures. Learn simple strategies that not only changed the way the libraries looked, but also improved the ways the libraries (and the librarians!) were perceived and used by the school communities.

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Design on a Dime: School Library Edition

Kathleen Galarza Renee Rogers

NJASL Fall ConferenceOctober 5, 2013

Kathleen Galarza, Teacher-LibrarianMillville Senior High School, Millville, NJkathleen.galarza@millvillenj.gov

Renee Rogers, Librarian/Media SpecialistSteinert High School, Hamilton, NJoverdolibrarian@gmail.com

AASL Flash Webinar, May 2013http://www.ala.org/aasl/ecollab/flash-small-budget

Who We Are & How We Got Here

Stories

Strategies

Solutions

Sources

Goals

Mission Possible:Drab to Fab Library

Makeovers

AASL Flash Webinar PresentationMay 9, 2013

Renee Rogers @overdolibrarian

The Mission

2 Overflowing & Outdated Libraries

1 Brand New Librarian

+/- $200.00

K-5: Before

K-5: Before

K-5: After!K-5: After!

9-12: Before9-12: Before

9-12: Before9-12: Before

9-12: After

Step 1: Make Friends (and Influence People)

Students

Teachers

PTA

Administrators

Custodians

Friends & Family

Step 2: Invite Participation

Step 3: Make Simple Changes

Weed

and

Paint

Signs: Free!Wordle.com

Signage ($)LibrarySkills.com

Free PostersState Library Assoc.

Vendors

Create your own:

Posters($)ALA Graphics

wordle.com

piktochart.com

Visual.ly

easel.ly

Step 4: Create Spaces

Step 5: Network

Listservs (e.g., LM_NET)

State organizations

Online PLN (Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, etc.)

Slideshare (e.g., http://is.gd/qGSx9H)

DonorsChoose.org (http://www.donorschoose.org/rrogers)

Free!

Step 6: Speak Up!

Results: Everyone Loves You When You Are Beautiful!

Ask Me!

Renee Rogers

overdolibrarian@gmail.com

Twitter: @overdolibrarian

Kathleen Galarza

NJASL Conference/Rider University

kathleen.galarza@millvillenj.gov

Design on a DimeLibrary Edition

Recycle

Reuse

Reuse

Reduce

Look for Bargains!

Be creative with reuse, reduce,

recycle!

Buy Cheap!

Reuse from home and friends

Paint goes a long way!

Purchasing & Changing

Sites to Visithttp://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/how-find-things-free-or-nearly-free

http://www.nea.org/tools/finding-it-for-free.html

http://www.nea.org/tools/10FreeThings.html

http://www.edutopia.org/free-school-supplies-fundraising-donation

http://www.giftcardgranny.com/blog/the-complete-list-of-66-teacher-discounts/

http://www.freecycle.org

Final ThoughtsREDUCE!REUSE!

RECYCLE!LOOK AROUND!LOOK AGAIN!

ASK QUESTIONS!GET HELP!

BE CREATIVE!ENLIST STUDENTS!

Pinterest.com/overdolibrarian/library-diy

This presentation: http://delivr.com/2v4f7

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