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The "behind the scenes" life of your library can be orchestrated to support your healthy work-life balance. For instance, adding a mini fridge, microwave and teapot can support eating well and nurturing yourself.

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plants and terrarium created by students

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The El Cerrito High library has wonderful light, so plants are able to thrive! Given the current trend to cultivate and care for indoor plants, many students enjoy doing this at school in our beautiful space. This large terrarium was created by a TA last year, and continues to thrive - it serves as a very fun conversation piece for students wondering if there are little animals living inside of it (there are not ;-) and brings a bit of the outdoors into our indoor space :-)

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This an important part of making sure your job remains sustainable. I found myself doing this too much when I had started and I sought support from my Library Director to chat about setting boundaries when it came to working on things for the library at home - which has largely become very little.

It was also helpful to check in with other staff around campus to hear about how they deal with this situation as well.

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I've found that library newsletters are an engaging way for people to see what's new in the library and motivate them to come by and check out the shelves & displays. I try to keep them bold, bright, and short so students aren't disuaded by too much writing.

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LAB Gathering before showtime for our Haunted House "An Ode to Gothic Literature"

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The Library Advisory Board is a student club that meets every other week. Our purpose is for students to have a voice in the ongoing operations of the library as well as fostering a life long love for libraries.

We meet about many things, agendas being proposed by members and facilitated between Librarians and LAB president.

Collection development, display planning, Library Use Policy creation

Discussions: How do we feel about the work of authors whose actions we don’t agree with? Why is the Dewey decimal system used and is it still relevant?

Program Planning & Staffing

Parties & Celebrations

Field trips to college & public libraries

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In collaboration between Library Workers & 9th grade history teachers, every 9th grader comes to library as a class to recieve a presentation and demonstration on navigating the digital resources the library offers such as Databases, news resources, and print books.

The Library is happy to support history cirriculum with intorducing students to research skills and methods. Afterwards, the librarian provides feedback and reflection on what students are seeing as the major takeaways, and come back to the library for further questions.

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Over the course of three years, the Athenian puts on a student-ran literary themed Haunted House. It takes place in the evening during the fall dance and is open to Middle & Upper School students.

After picking a theme, The Library Advisory Board spends two weeks planning the transformation of the library, with two days before shutting down the library for total spookiness preparation.

The event is an awesome example of how the community comes together in collaboration, utilizing students, different departments, parent donations, and of course the Library. Whether behind the scenes, playing the role of Carrie, or just walking through, there is something for everyone to be a part of the fun.