#TXLchat Archive
The #TXLchat provides a forum for Texas librarians (but not limited to Texas librarians) to create collaborative connections, share educational resources, and foster life-long learning.
Tuesday December 15, 2015
Good Evening Friends! 🙂 Jean D. ES librarian. Sugar Land, TX
Becky, Dist Lib Coor, Leander ISD which is NW of Austin
Sue Fitzgerald librarian in Justin, TX
Linsey Taylor elementary librarian
Sweats and fuzzy slippers on! Ready for the last 2015 .
Excited for today’s chat on Collection & Reading Trends.
Long time, no tweet! Elem. librarian in Fort Worth
Hi Becky! I hope your semester went well! 😊
. & I are your moderators & we are eager to hear what everyone shares tonight!
uses the Q# & A# format. Ex:respond to Q1 by starting your tweet with A1 - don’t forget the hashtag
Hello Tina Berumen, Elementary Librarian, from Grapevine, Tx!
A1-Evaluating collection & prioritizing needs, search for vendor deals
Q1-What purpose drives your collection purchases? How do you decide what format you purchase? https://t.co/WIGL4FHKY7
A1-We have Destiny has some great collection analysis reports to help prioritize
It's a busy time so we appreciate those that are participating tonight!
I see lots of activity. Hope you guys will take a peek at tonite and join in when you are able!
Rachel Kammerer, Stephenville HS. Don't think I have many answers tonight but looking forward to getting new info from y'all
A1a: Purpose-support curriculum & promote reading for information and pleasure.
Thank you Sue! I am too! Before I forget, Happy Holidays to you! 😊
Can I pretend to be from the Lone Star State and join tonight?
lurkers are always welcome in
Multi-chatting w and tonight from Tyler
Joining a tad late tonight. Elementary librarian from Jacksonville
A1b: Format-Generally digital (databases) for curr supp, hdback & dig (Overdrive) for pleasure, hdback for informational.
A1: I try to purchase new and exciting content. I mix it between hardback and eBooks
Thanks, Sharon! You are a great multichatting role model! https://t.co/TJOlGORmLq
Multi-chatting w and tonight from Tyler
We'll make you an honorary Texan right here, right now!
Sonja from Nacogdoches here for tonight! YAY!
me, too. sneaking in. for some SWIPES
I'm so glad to be able to listen in :-)
No pretending necessary! We'd love to have you Jennifer
A1. Students first: their interests, curriculum needs, passion points. Anything that helps grow readers.
A1 Follett Titlewise, student interest, curriculum, awards
Shawna, Weatherford ISD, joining in a few minutes late.
Texas is about to swallow the rest of the USA. Prepare to be assimilated!
Thanks for the BIG Texas welcome. :)
A1: The S's sugges games/movies they play. Data collection analysis & the need for more covers/ drives me.
oops! forgot to say I'm a high school librarian!
A1 materials to support curriculum in and out of the classroom. Also to promote reading.
A1 the age of my collect, the low of certain genres, Ts & Ss wants/needs
. Ho Ho Ho - a HS librarian in Lubbock offers season's greetings.
A1: Most of my purchases stem from curriculum needs/patron requests! Collection analysis is helpful, but only a snapshot.
A1: Curriculum needs, student interests, collection analysis
A1b usually hard back but some paperback now that I've had a demonstration w Kapco
A1 - format driven by what usage demands.
A1: the curriculum, units, projects, gaps, but mostly student and teacher interests & requests all drive collection development.
It can be challenging to keep up w/ all the trends. I rely on Ss to help with suggestions
A1 use of devices less in isolation more happenstance/natural. lots of smllr troubleshooting lsns given 1on1 (K-2 and gr3-5 bldgs)
I built my library collection when I took over by asking students and teachers what they needed & book vendors what other MS bought
A1-you really need to know what you have. A library does not need 7 bios about George Washington
A1: I order the HOT series and then other books by same author.
Chat moving too fast? Don’t worry! We’ll share the archive on Wednesday
Thanks for joining us, Tina! https://t.co/dkrG8RsM6h
Going to attempt to multi-chat with tonight! Hello everyone, Tina Berumen, Elementary Librarian from Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
Hi Jerry! Thx for joining tonight :)
A1b format is dependent upon availability, price, and place in curriculum. E for research and nonfiction, paper 4 pleasure reading.
Especially when the channel has videos! 🙂
A1. I handed over some orders to Ss who looked at resources, made suggestions, etc. So excited when THEIR books came in!
A2-This year, I'm going shelf by shelf through fiction. Weeding old, getting new
A2-As a Lib Coor, I focus on district purchases, checking stats on digital resources, coordinating/negotiating purchases
Walter Betts, lurker, TCU librarian & TLA P-E
A2 graphic novels, biographies, math & science & series
A2. I spent a lot of time focusing on titles for vulnerable readers. Graphic novels, bilingual titles, hi/lo etc.
A2. I spend a lot on what's HOT in fiction and graphic format
A2: The bulk of purchases are fic, GRAPHICS & high-interest non-fic titles for MG and YA readers to hook Ss on reading.
A2: Fiction, graphic novels, high interest NF, and eBooks in both areas
Student ownership is a HUGE motivator
A2: I've done a big overhaul of our E sec b/c kids want bks they could see themselves in. Graphic novels, cooking & engineering!
Best thing I did in early 1990's was break up my biographies into categories. Saw easily what areas I needed to improve on.
These questions are really deep for so late in the semester! 😃
A2: As of late, focus has been on fiction. Just finished massive weeding. About to hit NF, will shift focus there in the spring.
Hi Walter! Lurkers are welcome
A2. Well loved resources constantly need replacing, so each year we looked at which readers needed us most and went to work.
I love doing this. We open a G doc and my 20 S aides contribute. https://t.co/ARL8o4hDrf
A1. I handed over some orders to Ss who looked at resources, made suggestions, etc. So excited when THEIR books came in!
A2 YA fict, Sci Fi fantasy and graphic are rops
I think that's a fantastic sugg! It invites ownership & bring in excited readers! I'm doing that next year! https://t.co/Rja7sW7WmI
A1. I handed over some orders to Ss who looked at resources, made suggestions, etc. So excited when THEIR books came in!
A1: curriculum, recommendations made by students and collection analysis. Knowing your collection is key.
Are you speaking about a diverse collection?
I <3 asking kids who aren’t typical readers or with whom I needed to build/stregthen a relationship. https://t.co/ILzHbRYeJ1
I love doing this. We open a G doc and my 20 S aides contribute. https://t.co/ARL8o4hDrf
A1. I handed over some orders to Ss who looked at resources, made suggestions, etc. So excited when THEIR books came in!
A2 Graphic Novels, 500s, chapter fiction
A2: all recent orders have been heavy on graphic novels and most recent has list books that we currently lack.
Jumping in! Elsa from the Rio Grande Valley!
A2: I've been replacing many well used hardbacks w/ eBooks. They don't get lost nor do they fall apart.
We must maintain our edge!
A2: Nonfiction to support curriculum, both digital & print, has taken lots of time & money & graphic novels due to high interest.
A2:Spanish & Digital Collection is where I've had to invest a lot of time/$ into! Was almost non-existent/wasn't meeting our needs
A2 Early chapter books. Sharks, Dinosaurs, books with main characters of diverse ethnic groups. We had limited choices.
Do you do any inventories to capture student feedback?
A2: Cookbooks are very popular this year in the library!
A3. Not really surprised but students in my district still love reading print books.
We can't keep book in the library.
Hi Elsa! I grew up in the Rio Grande Valley-Mercedes to be exact!
Spanish & Digital Collection - a high need in most TX libraries, school & public.
For sure - some as complex as google forms. Others as simple as a post-it note exit ticket.
A3: Suprised- graphic novels are still most popular, along with Erin Hunter and Wimpy Kid books!
A3 I was surprised by the amount of cookbook checked out
how do your students access your ebook collection?
Absolutely! Bks that celebrate different cultures/families that look like my Ss. Ex: Sofia Martinez & Ruby&Booker Boys.
I love looking at cookbooks-you never know what great recipe you'll find.
A1 great change this yr. Lots of face out displays/flipbins thruout K-2 library.
Two great chats about libraries happening now! & pisdedchat
A2: Narrative nonfiction, 500s, 741.5
are you able to measure cosy per use?
A3: More interest in digital content. Ss love the interactive books. Ts interested in digital audio
A3: Hunger Games and Divergent series not really circulating this semester, even with movies.
A3: seeing steady usage increases, esp. with coming on board last summer. 17m searches this semester.
there is something very cozy about reading cookbooks
A3. Digital content seems better suited to research materials and print still the goto for fiction/independent reading.
A3-We have higher Overdrive stats w/Elem when compared to Secondary. Intially, I expected the reverse
I did surveys and focus groups on Ebola-print preference still high
YES! And finding QUALITY Spanish materials to support the curriculum can be so difficult to find!
Hi Becky! I live in McAllen. Love .
A3: Boys were checking out crafting bks! They took like birds to the sky when it came to the bks fr the sec.
I repeatedly tell vendors about this...it's very frustrating!
Q4: What 2015 titles have been most popular w/Ss & Ts? What are your 2016 title predictions? https://t.co/BoH6TGlgdm
Awesome. The more ownership Ss feel in the library & it’s resources, they more likely they are to use them. https://t.co/6K4VUxLWLc
I did surveys and focus groups on Ebola-print preference still high
A3 Space; how 2care for pets, drawing/origami, Amulet series&although not a trend, a 1st grader is checking out architecture bks!
Yes! We have to co-teach in order to truly be instructional specialists for our campus! Not just curators!
omg spellcheck! Ebooks! Ebooks!
A4a: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School #10 is extremely popular w/our junior high students.
A4 Mother Bruce, Ballet Cat and the Secret Secret, I Yam a Donkey, El Deafo
just did a focus group w/students about the library design. Great insight!
A4 diary of a wimpy kid, captain underpants, dork diaries & spirit animals
This might be b/c of book length.
A3: I noticed a greater desire where students wanted to read entire collections from favorite authors
A4 Amulet, Captain Awesome, I Survived, Sharks, Dinosaurs, Jurassic Park. I've noticed that what I market usually becomes a trend.
A4. If I were still in a library I’d have a book premier party for ’s glass sword.
District allowed Ss to download Brytewave to Windows tablets. Made circ go up
I've a library & cook-edu idea that I would love to see going in collaborations w/Ps & local colleges.
A4b: No 2016 predictions. We are usually reading the Bluebonnets and Lone Stars so we have not read newest titles yet.
Q4-What 2015 titles have been most popular w/Ss & Ts? What are you 2016 title predictions?
A4 Sports, Minecraft, Dork Dairies, Mo Willem's,....
I want to blog on results. She has Sr Ss that want to come back to share needs
A4: Students and teachers are loving the latest 500s. Science books have the best images. Text features have improved!
A4 Circulation has been balanced. Romance, scifi, supernatural, fantasy, realistic... Lots of graphic novels. Rick Riordan, natch.
I can’t believe our time is coming to a close! Thanks to everyone for sharing your ideas.
A4: Love having author in district. Will order more Tracked by and inspire Ss.
Build your PLN by connecting with new participants and grow your learning..
A4: Sewing Stories is a prediction for 2016. It embraces a 4 generational family of black women teaching the tradition of quilting.
A4. I predict Dumplin by the fabulous will be UNSTOPPABLE this year
Archives of will be posted tomorrow.
I have missed getting to join in the last times, but loved it when I did-I will be jumping back in for the spring!
I missed her at TX Book Festival...too many great authors
