Hello and welcome to my Library Administration Blog. My name is Lisa Garro and I have wanted to be a librarian for several years now ever since I finally figured out that because of my love of reading, I wanted to encourage children to love reading as well. I went to college the first time years ago and as an undergrad, worked in the library on a work study at Central Methodist University (previously called Central Methodist College). I loved working there and remembered that when I was looking to get out of computer programming and into something more gratifying. I am currently attending the University of Central Missouri as a graduate student and am enrolled in their Library and Information Sciences program.
I am currently employed with the Heartland Regional Library System as their children’s librarian. Our library consists of four branches that are located in two counties. I develop activities for children through young adults and am in charge of ordering the easy, juvenile, and young adult books. I work with local schools to encourage public library visits from teachers and their classes. I am a member of the Missouri Association of School Librarians and always read all of the books they nominate for all reading levels every year.
I have used a lot of web 2.0 tools in the past and currently use several. I use Symbaloo as my home page which gives me access to all of my other web tools at a click. I use Facebook, Twitter, and ScoopIt to keep up with everyday news. I use Remember the Milk, Dropbox, and Evernote to keep all of my documents, photos, calendar events, and favorite Web sites well organized. I use NetVibes, LiveBinders, Prezi, Wall Wisher, Wordle, Glogster, Speaking Avatars, One True Media, VoiceThread, Shelfari, LibraryThing, and Good Reads to teach adults and students to be organized and creative with their literary knowledge. I often use widgets to place student creations into wiki’s for everyone to enjoy. I use Skype and have created several screencasts for previous classes.
I am familiar with and try to keep up with current developments in the areas of 21st Century Skill and Learning and I am slowly learning about the new Common Core State Standards.
