April 7th-23rd: Catching Up!

School Library

My last post was dated April 6th and a lot has happened since then. I worked a total of 8 hours at my school library position on Monday, April 7th and Tuesday, April 8th.  There was nothing new to report with my work at the middle school during this time - other than a steady increasing use of the library during the lunch hour.  Students are being more conscientious about returning their books on time.

I did not work over Spring Break, however returned to my job on Monday, April 21st at the middle school.  I spent a great deal of time over the next three days educating students on the call number/dewey decimal system - they seem to have forgotten over the semester! An English teacher at the school has given the students a "Next Bestseller" assignment in which they needed to select a recent, popular/high recommended title for teens, read it, and write a review.  I quickly discovered that the students needed guidance in using the catalog online, deciphering call numbers, and choosing a good book based on inside cover notes, genre, etc..

Sacramento Room

Thursday, April 10th I was introduced to my third task/objective for my internship at the Sacramento Room - evaluating and processing a small manuscript collection.  This appears to be collection of ledger books, personal letters, and legal records for a grocery business in Sacramento going back to the 1880s.  I'll be writing up some accession notes and creating a finding aid for this collection.  Also determining if there is any extraneous information.  More about that in my post dated April 24th.