<html>
<head>
<style><!--
.hmmessage P
{
margin:0px;
padding:0px
}
body.hmmessage
{
font-size: 10pt;
font-family:Tahoma
}
--></style></head>
<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>
I am seeking feedback from small libraries who do not have dedicated page staff for shelving and shelf-reading. I work in a small public library with a collection that contains a large percentage of children's materials, about half of which are in Spanish. We are trying to devise a regular shelf-reading system that might engage both volunteers and part-time staff; past efforts have fizzled due to motivation, training, and availability of staff or dependable, regular volunteers. <span style="font-size: 10pt;">We'd like to ideally devise a simple spreadsheet for people to initial when a section is completed, with a weekly and/or monthly report. We are hoping to recruit more volunteers solely for shelf-reading, but currently have no regular volunteers who shelf read. We have about five volunteers who are qualified, with a good familiarity with Dewey, but are currently focused on other tasks like check-in and pulling holds.</span><div><div><br>Who is responsible for managing and/or tracking this at your library?</div><div>How much time is dedicated to this task on a regular basis for volunteers and/or staff? How are shifts typically arranged?</div><div>Who does the actual shelf reading? Volunteers? Staff? Both?</div><div>What kinds of roadblocks have you encountered? Successes?</div><div><br></div><div>Your feedback is invaluable!</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Sara Kelso</div><div>Library Aide/Library Assistant</div><div>Cornelius Public Library/Sherwood Public Library</div><div>MLIS Student, San Jose State University</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div> </div></body>
</html>