Exploring Library Programs and Services Blog

Exploring Library Programs and Services

List three programs and three services that are not offered by your library that you find interesting. These do not have to be core programs or services.

Student Patron College Survival Skills Seminar/Scholarship Seminar – 

This is a program where student patrons can come and get information about what to expect during their freshmen year of college. It also provides students with information regarding scholarships and grant program they can apply to for potential financial aid opportunities.

 Samsung and Google Cardboard VR Systems – 

This is a virtual reality system that student patrons can access during their library visits where they can take part in different educational activities and learning experiences through the goggles. This is a service that will help student patrons experience an out of the box kind of learning experience. It also supports the ideology that traditional libraries are being transformed into media centers with all of the new modern technology integration.

 Makerspace Centers and Workshops – 

These are spaces that are converted into centers within a library that promote creativity and problem-solving skills. Sometimes it might include things like cardboard and duct tape, and other times it might consist of items like laptops, microphones, and green screens. A makerspace can take the form of a mobile cart that can be shared between classrooms, a set of stations that students rotate between, or a variety of materials and equipment that live in various parts of the classroom, accessible to students when the need arises. Ultimately it gives students the ability and safe space to collaborate and bring their ideas and sometimes even their aspirations to life.

           

How do they support the mission and goals of your library?

The mission of Peachcrest Elementary School Library Media program is to provide students with the opportunity to become not only lifelong users of information, but also creators of information.  The library will support the curriculum by collaborating with teachers, developing a collection that is representative of the community, and implementing literacy instruction for students. I think the patrons of this library would appreciate a blog that keeps them connect to all things regarding the Peachcrest LMC. All three of the programs that I listed support this mission by allowing the patrons to be creators of information and gives them an opportunity to become lifelong effective researchers.

- Joel Roebuck