I am having a hard time believing that tomorrow is July 1st and that my internship is almost over. July will be an exciting month for me, filled with Gaming Labs, Focus Groups, and computer instruction. Everything is starting to come together, and my learning objectives are starting to be completed. Instead of feeling witty, I am feeling reflective. Only 10 more intern days left in 29 calendar days. Oh my! August 7th will be here before I know it.
I feel comfortable on the Ref desk, and enjoy the time I spend interacting with the patrons. So far I have gotten to experience a wide variety of events and activities. I have made some mistakes, at least I learn from them and never make the same ones twice. My only hope is that I have done several things right as well!
Tonight's intern homework on the Class Discussion Board was about whether or not our internship site is customer-centered. Having worked here for almost 2 years, I feel I have a more full understand of the organization then if this was truly only my 50th day. I am incredibly lucky to work and live in Henrico. Doing the post for the Discussion Board made me look closer and evaluate what Henrico does to make the experience better for the patron. How we work to eliminate barriers and respond to their needs. We may not always been in front of the curve, but we respond quickly and with purpose when we make changes.
Finally have the details for my Focus Groups, and so I am spending my time preparing for all of the work I have coming up in the next three weeks. I'm looking forward to tomorrow's gaming lab @TU!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Game On!
TU Teen Gaming Lab: Day 1!
I got to spend 2 wonderful hours with 8 YAs! When we were setting up the lab I had a core group of regulars waiting to get in. Lucky for me, cause they were able to show me the ropes.
This is one of the many reasons that I have the desire to work with Young Adults. We should jump at every opportunity we can to give them the chance to see that the Library is not a scary place just filled with dusty books and old, scary Librarians.
Apparently Combat Arms is THE game to play! Unfortunately, it looked like the updates that needed to be installed where blocking the download. Even with IT to the rescue, it looks like they will have to wait till next time to play.
I got to spend 2 wonderful hours with 8 YAs! When we were setting up the lab I had a core group of regulars waiting to get in. Lucky for me, cause they were able to show me the ropes.
This is one of the many reasons that I have the desire to work with Young Adults. We should jump at every opportunity we can to give them the chance to see that the Library is not a scary place just filled with dusty books and old, scary Librarians.
Apparently Combat Arms is THE game to play! Unfortunately, it looked like the updates that needed to be installed where blocking the download. Even with IT to the rescue, it looks like they will have to wait till next time to play.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
You put the lime in the coconut...
Today I got to attend a Young Adult Services committee meeting. I was incredibly excited for this opportunity since the committee wasn't originally going to meet in person during my internship. It was exciting to get to meet most of the other YA Librarians in the county and see how they all interact with each other and share their experiences. I was impressed with the amount of great ideas and positive conversation that happened. Sometimes the conversation bounced around from topic to topic, but always got brought back and finished. Topics included an evaluation of the TAB program and the possible need at some branches to have a smaller, Leadership Team for TAB. Fee nights at the county schools and promotion for them was another big topic, in addition to some other upcoming events.
It was so unlike the complaint/gripe fests that the Pocket Area meetings often turned into. Maybe that's the difference between sales people and librarians.... just sayin...
Tonight was also the Summer Reading kick off party at DU! The theme for summer reading is Make Waves, so we had a beach party:) We had a great turn out with about 12 kids, some of which were new to the group. We also had a good mix of HS and MS kids. Had lots of fun playing games and reading. First hour was spent kicking off the summer reading club literally with reading! Then we had a quick discussion of the books, magazines, or manga that we were reading. After that we got down to the fun of eating pizza and playing all sorts of beach related games. Pin the Coconut on the Tree, Pool Noodle Jousting, etc. The games were a lot of fun, and I definitely can't wait to Pool Noodle Joust in the future!
It also made my day to watch everyone sit back and read! Yay Summer Reading Club!
It was so unlike the complaint/gripe fests that the Pocket Area meetings often turned into. Maybe that's the difference between sales people and librarians.... just sayin...
Tonight was also the Summer Reading kick off party at DU! The theme for summer reading is Make Waves, so we had a beach party:) We had a great turn out with about 12 kids, some of which were new to the group. We also had a good mix of HS and MS kids. Had lots of fun playing games and reading. First hour was spent kicking off the summer reading club literally with reading! Then we had a quick discussion of the books, magazines, or manga that we were reading. After that we got down to the fun of eating pizza and playing all sorts of beach related games. Pin the Coconut on the Tree, Pool Noodle Jousting, etc. The games were a lot of fun, and I definitely can't wait to Pool Noodle Joust in the future!
It also made my day to watch everyone sit back and read! Yay Summer Reading Club!
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