LIS Update 2/14/2020
Meeting Action Items
There are several items that everyone should be working on in between our February and March meetings.
- Destiny Discover HomePage (should have been completed in January)
- Updating campus library webpage/webpages following new guidelines
- Destiny Schoology Course - Modules 1 and 2
- Lost Books in Destiny - clear out student lost books from prior years
District MakerSpace Funds
- If you haven't already spent your District MakerSpace Funds, please start planning this purchase.
- These funds need to be spent by February 29, 2020.
Little Free Libraries
Please make sure to tweet (with pictures) about the progress of your Little Free Library. When you tweet:
- Make sure to use the hashtags - #AliefLittleFreeLibraries and #EquitableAccessInAlief
- And remember to tag @FoundationAlief, @LtlFreeLibrary, @Alief_Career and @AliefISD.
Destiny 17.5 Coming Soon!
- Destiny version 17.5 will be releasing during the month of February. There is a webinar that will walk you through the new features and functionality that comes with this new release.
- The webinar is February 25th at 2pm CST.
- Even if you can't attend the live webinar, signing up for the webinar enables you to have access to the recording of the webinar once it is published.
- This webinar would also be great for your ParaProfessionals.
- https://www.follettcommunity.com/s/communityevent/a1l2J000002GuTwQAK/whats-new-in-destiny-175
Compliance Checks Underway
Everyone will be receiving e-mails about items that have been completed and items needing completion. I checked the following:
- Monthly Reports - all months through January
- Extended Hours Spreadsheet - has all information through January been filled out, has at least half of the allotted money been spent
- MakerSpace Spreadsheet
Are your reports / spreadsheets up to date?
TLA School Administrators Conference
Is your administrator interested in attending the TLA Conference for FREE? Administrators that attend a four hour School Administrators Conference on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, receive complementary registration to the full TLA Conference.
Find out more and register your administrator https://txla.org/tla-groups/divisions/texas-association-of-school-librarians/school-administrators-conference/
Setting The Trend
Setting the Trend will be June 4, 2020. This is a free blended learning experience especially for librarians and library paraprofessionals. Registration is open and there is still space for presenters to submit presentations.
Attendees will receive 7 hours of Alief Professional Development when they attend.
TLA Annual Convention
The TLA Annual Convention will be March 24-27 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. If you haven't yet talked to your principal about attending, now is the time as registration is open.
Also, the convention organizers are looking for volunteers to assist with all the logistics. If you are interested in volunteering, please complete the Volunteer Form.
Klein ISD Library Promise Edcamp 2020
Klein ISD is hosting a Library Edcamp February 29th from 8am to noon. More information can be found on their website: https://sites.google.com/kleinisd.net/edcamplibrarypromise2020