
I volunteer at a library at Hellgate Middle School in Missoula, MT. The library website, set up by Becky Mosbacher, can be found >>here<<. It is an extension of the school's website, so she did not need to create her own. I find that her website is the easiest place to find general information for the school. She includes staff information, school policies, club information, and a link to the iBistro catalog which is a part of the Montana Shared Catalog. My favorite part of her site is the "What to Read Next" link where students can find a book similar to one they just read and loved.
After reading the article on things to include on a library page, I agree that a library webpage should include a (1) Top 10 list of books that are commonly checked out of the library, a (2) wish list of books that are needed in the library, a (3) section that advertises special events such as Banned Books Week, a (4) monthly reading theme to keep the students inspired to read, and (5) a section requesting volunteers to improve the library experience for students. There are multiple ways to make a library site unique to that library including images of students reading and comments about books that students recommend. I've worked with HTML in the past, and I think that creating a library site would be very exciting!
After reading the article on things to include on a library page, I agree that a library webpage should include a (1) Top 10 list of books that are commonly checked out of the library, a (2) wish list of books that are needed in the library, a (3) section that advertises special events such as Banned Books Week, a (4) monthly reading theme to keep the students inspired to read, and (5) a section requesting volunteers to improve the library experience for students. There are multiple ways to make a library site unique to that library including images of students reading and comments about books that students recommend. I've worked with HTML in the past, and I think that creating a library site would be very exciting!
Thank you Christina. I would like to see you go back into this posting and the next posting a create titles for your posts. Just to get the hang of it. Anne
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas! Funny enough, my list included none of those. They are very important, its just tough to choose only 5!
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