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Resources for Librarians

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Contact the Library Services staff at (505) 848-8889 for any help you might need with your library.

Guidelines for Library Operations

  • Circulation — This PDF describes the suggested best practices for circulation periods, overdue and replacement charges, how to handle lost and paid-for items, and what to do about issuing refunds for items that have already been paid for.
  • Scheduling — A well-designed library schedule can help both communication and collaboration. Here is a one-page set of best practices for scheduling.
  • Students Moving Between Schools — When students move between schools, if they have materials checked out or owe fines, the situation can be complicated. This PDF offers suggested processes for a few common situations.
  • Weeding — Spend 15 minutes a day weeding your school's collection

Ordering Library Materials

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Guides

  • Destiny Tips — This PDF contains instructions for finding all the books in a library that have different call numbers on different copies, directions on how to print spine labels, and guides to calibrate your scanners.

Online Resources

 

Library, Media, and Information Literacy Best Practices Guidance Document

The Advocacy for School Libraries Special Interest Group of the New Mexico Library Association has endorsed the following set of best practices, and NMPED has approved them for distribution. APS Library Services recommends that librarian-teachers use this guidance document to help develop strong, standards-based, curriculum-aligned programming, instruction, and collection development.

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APS Policies and Procedural Directives

Although this is not a comprehensive list, below are links to some of the most commonly referenced policies and procedural directives in the school libraries.

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