May 2009

Life has gotten very busy. We won a grant from California Readers and got 100 new books by CA Authors and Illustrators! So we are processing and shelving on a special cart so students can start reading new books.

We also finally got some School Library and Improvement funds from the school site council and spent it on new books and videos and playaways for our school. We got nine boxes of books, and two more of audiovisual materials. I love unpacking new books and seeing the excitement on student's faces as they see things they requested finally arrive. The bad news is that we already have a new wishlist of over $300 of books that we now want. But we are always trying to improve our collection and make it more accessible to all students.

I still have a job! Budget concerns are very scary in a cash-strapped school, district, and state but it looks like I will still be here to serve the North Hollywood community for at least one more year. We are going to start inventory in a few weeks and are reminding our seniors of overdues and fines so no one is held back from graduation by uncleared debts to the library.

We will be losing at least one administrator, our literacy and math coaches and at least two, maybe 6 teachers. I repair and reuse as much as possible, but new books and videos are a must in today's society. Wish us luck and government funding.

Cambric- I still cannot view your blog. Please re invite me since it is listed as private.