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com/photos/giacomosalizzoni/382819831

See US News and World Report blog post at: http://bit.ly/158ulBR

http://www.flickr.com/photos/crissxross/373628333

 Who runs the circulation desk in your library? How many books may students have at one time? For how long? Do you charge overdue fines? When may students come to the library? When are all books due back to the library?

See blog post by Tiffany Whitehead at: http://www.mightylitt lelibrarian.com/?p= 834

Overdues, by Shel Silverstein, from A Light in the Attic What do I do? What do I do? This library book is 42 Years overdue. I admit that its mine But I cant pay the fine Should I turn it in Or hide it again? See blog post by What do I do? Michelle Pronovost at http://bit.ly/15Yks9s What do I do?

See blog post by Doug Johnson at http://bit.ly/ZpnjGm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/56695083@N00/4237767517 by KatB Photography via Flickr

See SLJ article at http://bit.ly/16GFMRP

http://www.flickr.com/photos/auntie/164028451

http://www.ala.org/aasl/research/ncleinfographic

13% 12% 10%

9%
7%

See blog post by Cindy Rogers at http://bit.ly/13D6MdH

http://www.flickr.com/photos/edwardmusiak/4913600812

Increased Circulation

Increased Walk-in Rate

Student Achievement

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdenker/113601567/

Art by David Stancil. Used with permission.

See blog post by Scott Rader at http://bit.ly/13zpnsm

Images by Jen Chesney. Used with permission. http://thejenchesney.blogspot.com/

Hooper, Julie. Whose Library Is It, Anyway? SCASL Media Center Messenger, May 2013. SCASL. May 15, 2013. Print. Johnson, Doug. "Six Biggest Library Annoyances and How to Fix Them." Web log post. The Blue Skunk Blog. Squarespace, 25 Oct. 2012. Web. 15 Mar. 2013. Jonker, Travis. "The Tebow Problem: The Hot and Cold Nature of the Biography Section." 100 Scope Notes. School Library Journal, 11 Apr. 2013. Web. 30 Apr. 2013. Kaplan, Tali B., Andrea K. Dolloff, Sue Giffard, and Jennifer Still-Schiff. "Are Dewey's Days Numbered?: Libraries Nationwide Are Ditching the Old Classification System." School Library Journal. SLJ, 28 Sept. 2012. Web. 20 May 2013. Newman, R. "10 Great Companies That Lost Their Edge." U.S. News and World Report (Money). U.S. News and World Report, LLP, 19 Aug 2010. Web. 22 Apr 2013. Pronovost, Michelle. "Learning at the Library." Weblog post. A Library Without Fines. The Gottesman Libraries, 3 June 2010. Web. 11 June 2013.

Rader, Scott. "Trendspotting: Know Your Weaknesses." YALSA Blog. ALA Young Adult Library Services, 21 Mar. 2013. Web. 19 May 2013. Rogers, Cindy. "Myth #9 Post Survey." Web log post. Librarians on the Fly Blog. Blogger, 21 Dec. 2012. Web. 20 May 2013. Silverstein, Shel. A Light in the Attic. New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1981. Print. Whitehead, Tiffany. "Pondering Self-Checkout." Web log post. Mighty Little Librarian. Word Press, 20 Mar. 2013. Web. 28 May 2013.

Hindu Cow: http://www.flickr.com/photos/giacomosalizzoni/382819831by Giacomo Salizzoni Library Action Figure - Nancy Pearl. http://www.flickr.com/photos/auntie/164028451 by Gwens River City Images. Chain gang - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdenker/113601567 by Patrick Denker Day 220:Body Parts http://www.flickr.com/photos/56695083@N00/4237767517 CC license by KatBPhotography I Wonder How That Smells? http://www.flickr.com/photos/edwardmusiak/4913600812/ CC License by Edward Musicak, zbigphotography

Morguefile Images: Clock http://mrg.bz/bHFvdT Dart Board http://mrg.bz/YRZV5z dart_board.jpg Long Horn White Cow http://mrg.bz/TxgHvC Toy Cow on Wheels http://mrg.bz/HUHaNw MeGloriaSwanson by crissxross via Flickr, http://www.flickr.com/photos/crissxross/373628333/sizes/o/i n/photostream/ Creative Commons License Attribution, Modify, Share Alike Shusshhhing Cow by Thomas Addison, Palmetto Middle School and this is our library by David Stancil, Powdersville Middle School

Tamara Cox

Librarian at Palmetto Middle School coxt@anderson1.k12.sc.us @coxtl on Twitter Blog: www.e-literatelibrarian.blogspot.com

Kristen Hearne

Librarian at Wren Middle hearnek@anderson1.k12.sc.us @KHearne on Twitter Blog: http://thelibrarianinthemiddle.blogspot.com/

Monique German

Librarian at Powdersville Middle germanm@anderson1.k12.sc.us @bibliogerman on Twitter