Library Ties » free time http://carl-harvey.com/libraryties “Tie”ing together my thoughts on school library media programs, technology, and education Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:08:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Summer of Good Intentions http://carl-harvey.com/libraryties/2010/08/18/summer-of-good-intentions/ http://carl-harvey.com/libraryties/2010/08/18/summer-of-good-intentions/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:59:23 +0000 Carl Harvey http://carl-harvey.com/libraryties/?p=250 I had such good intentions that this summer I would keep up with my blog.  As you can see, my last entry was in May, so that didn’t happen.  This summer was one filled with wonderful memories from the American Library Association Conference, the C.L.A.S.S. Institute, and spending time with my nieces and nephew.  I mean who can resist the phone call, “Uncle, can I come over and play?”   I did something I rarely do this summer, too, and that was just spend time relaxing.  I read a variety of books, watched TV and movies, and just spent some time unwinding.  I think more than anything I really needed that time, and I need to do a better job this year of finding some of that time throughout the school year.  The summer was also filled with a rollercoaster adventure where I thought I was changing jobs and then ended up not.  I’m sure things work out for a reason, so eventually I’ll be able to look back and figure out how that fit in the master plan.

So, school started last week.  As always it was wonderful to see our students return.  To see how much they’ve grown over the summer and think about all the possibilities this year will hold for them.  Like many of our colleagues, this year brings with it many challenges for our library program.  But, one thing I think about as we deal with lost positions and budgets being cut across the country is the future.  How do these changes impact our students future?  How do we begin to position the library program to be at the top of the list of what is restore when the funding returns?  I think that is going to be a critical question for school librarians and their advocates to ponder.  There aren’t going to be easy answers, but in the end we have to be ready!

For those of you in education, I hope you have an amazing 2010-11 school year.   Hopefully I’ll be on here a little more often sharing some of those adventures with you.

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  • the end of the school year hits
  • babysitting duty for my young nephew
  • a hospital visit to see my brand new niece who was just born
  • the Indianapolis 500 race on Sunday (when you grow up in Speedway, IN there isn’t much else do but go to the race!)
  • today catching up around the house

Sometimes it is all about priorities.  Family and fun come ahead of blogging and school libraries – as they should.   After this last week of school, summer will be here and I’ve got lots of things on my “to do” list that I hope to accomplish, but right at the top is “Have fun with family and friends!”   What’s on the top of your to do list for the summer?

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