It
has been a satisfying week operating as a library again. We are open
before school now Tuesday through Friday at 7:35 AM until the start
of first period. Students just need to get a an IMC Before School
pass from the gym. They sign in at the main IMC desk and go about
their library business. They can use the computers for school work,
study for a test, check their math homework with a friend (No copying
allowed!), check out a book, read a daily newspaper (We get the
Tribune, Sun-Times, and USA Today.), and so on. There are total of 40
passes for the morning crowd. If a student finishes early, they are
asked to take a pass to the gym and let someone else have a turn in
the IMC. Maybe it is the pressure of being prepared to the day's
classes, but I would say the students who use the IMC before school
are the most focused visitors we have all day.
The
biggest question this week has been "Are the ID cards ready
yet?" The answer is almost. Mrs. Wilson has been working very
hard this week to print and attach the library barcode to the back of
each ID card so students can use their ID card to check out books.
She is almost finished. ID cards should be distributed early next
week through the ELA classes.
