Library Media Center
Book Shelving Day
July 22, 2003
New Town High School Library Media Center will open with a collection size that meets the Maryland State Standard of 18,000 items. In April 2003, the School Library Media Cohort of 12 library media specialists, who are matriculating for their Masters degree in Instructional Technology - School Library Media, began carefully selecting book materials to support the Baltimore County Public Schools' 9-12 Essential Curriculum. Each team member was assigned the responsibility as a "subject area collection development expert." This task required their studying of the Essential Curriculum and collaborating with curriculum coordinators and supervisors in order to target collection development aligned with curriculum expectations.
On July 22, 2003, the book shelving team of library media specialists, Follett Library staff, Don Dent's crew from the Pulaski Warehouse, Ward and Jeff of the shelving company, volunteers, and Office of Library Information Services staff assembled to shelve the first shipment of 10,000 books from Follett, Grolier, and World Book. All books arrived completely "shelf-ready" - cataloged, barcoded, labeled, security stripped along with MARC Records that were uploaded into the Follett Circulation Plus Automation Software. The library media center is ready for students and staff to check out books from this outstanding library collection.
Opening and arranging boxes by Dewey to shelve books
Pulaski crew busy moving heavy boxes
History and geography books piled high
No problem! You want it moved where?
Shelves are ready for the books
Getting the Reference stacks ready
The FIRST book!
Fran's mom...opening a new school library is a family affair!
Nonfiction and Reference collection is looking good!
Social Science collection is fantastic!
Stamping school address on books...just in case
they find their way into another Maryland library.
Special handling of notebook format Reference materials..it's Kevin's obsession for detail!
Where's the fried rice? Not really...just security
stripping of notebook format materials!
A proud moment....Fiction section is all done!
A long-shot view of part of the Fiction section
Carefully assembling Reference materials
Fran Glick, New Town's library media specialist,
capturing a Kodak moment!
Fran's mom arranging nonfiction books for shelving
Dan Forgarty...construction chief....a VERY proud
moment seeing the library media center come to life with books!
Thanks Bob Stapf of Follett for all your support!
Bob Stapf's crew
The LAST library book on the shelf!
Mission accomplished! 400 cartons of books on the shelves!
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Ready for mail