These are such great ideas! I'm always working on this as well.
I try to have a vibe similar to Christina's. I recently moved my desk to
the middle of the library to be more approachable. I used to feel bad if I
didn't remember a student's name, but then I realized that they really
rarely expect me to, so I feel more comfortable saying, "remind me your
name" when they come up for help (and I also use the yearbook to help
jostle my memory).
I go to lunchtime panels that the students put on so they know I am
interested in what they care about (for instance, this week there was a
student-led panel on what it is like to be a religious student at Urban and
I brought books on religions). I also appreciate what Michele said and try
to ask questions, be myself, and listen to the students. Even making eye
contact saying hi in the hallways goes a long way!
-Sarah
*Sarah Levin*
*Librarian, **Urban School of San Francisco*
1563 Page Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
415 593 9528
www.urbanschool.org/library
*currently reading: When Dimple Met Rishi **by Sandhya Menon*
On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 9:24 AM Carla McDowell <cmcdowell@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
I agree with Brian. I have a yearbook hidden under my desk, and I make
sure that I refer to each student by name whether it be in the library or
the hallway. Since I only teach 9th graders for the first quarter, I make
sure that when a student has been assigned a research paper, the teacher
requires them to stop by for a one on one tutorial so we can talk about
their topic and our databases as well as the tricks of searching google and
google scholar. Our teachers always require a print book, so if we don't
have one, we start looking together on Amazon for one. Having this time
really changes the library dynamics for the better.
Thanks,
Carla
*Carla McDowell*
Librarian
York School
9501 York Rd
Monterey, CA 93940
On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 9:08 AM Thomas, Brian <bthomas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
One thing that helps me is that our dean of students gets me a “visual
roster” that has all of the students and their names. Basically it’s the
same picture for their student IDs and yearbook photo. It’s a big help
especially if a student I don’t know is acting out in the library.
*From: *<baisl-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of "Lemon, Katy" <
klemon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Reply-To: *"baisl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <baisl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Date: *Friday, January 11, 2019 at 8:19 AM
*To: *"baisl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <baisl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Subject: *[baisl] Re: Building rapport with students
I agree that this is a great question, but my problem is that I don't
have classes coming in on a regular basis. I do, however, have "regulars"
who come to the library everyday but they all wear uniforms and no name
tags ☺so unless someone checks out a book, it is pretty hard to discover
her name. I recognize faces but I struggle to put names with faces and
that makes building rapport a bit harder.
Katy Lemon
Librarian
klemon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Presentation High School
2281 Plummer Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125
408-264-1664 ex. 2433
On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 8:06 AM Thomas, Brian <bthomas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Wow, is this a great question! I work with high school students and I’ve
found I have the most success building rapport before school, during break
or between classes, at lunch, etc. contexts in which neither the students
nor I have specific tasks we are working on. I think learning every
students name is important – I still haven’t been successful at it, but it
is the quickest most specific thing I think we can do to gain rapport with
students.
Brian Thomas
Director of Library Services
Saint Mary’s College High School
(510)559-6228
1294 Albina Ave
Berkeley, CA 94706
*From: *<baisl-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of "Perotin, Tana" <
tperotin@xxxxxxx>
*Reply-To: *"baisl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <baisl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Date: *Friday, January 11, 2019 at 7:50 AM
*To: *"baisl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <baisl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Subject: *[baisl] Re: Building rapport with students
What grade(s)?
*From:* baisl-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <baisl-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> *On
Behalf Of *Judy Cha
*Sent:* Thursday, January 10, 2019 4:53 PM
*To:* baisl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [baisl] Building rapport with students
Hi everyone,
Can anyone share if you do any activities or anything on a regular basis
to build rapport with students who come to the library for weekly classes?
I'm open to ideas from a librarian perspective.
Thanks,
Judy Cha
Granada Islamic School
Librarian
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