1) Thank/ show appreciation for your staff/ volunteers/ student helpers. You have made this far in then year with a little help from your "friends". So give a small gift or card. When I had lots of volunteers ( and a little paid staff) I held a volunteer "tea" with cold drinks and homemade fruit breads. Do a little speech about how much you appreciate their help and then socialize!
2) Touch base with your administration, especially if you do not get chances to update them on what is going on in the Library Media Center. I always did a monthly report ( more on that in The Organized Librarian) but I found that most of the time , the report was just filed and not really read.So catch up with them and maker them aware of all you are doing.
3) Check your supplies to see if something is needed.Do this especially if your budget funds must be spent before the end of the year. Order what you need or are low on,
4) Many times ,this is a slow time of year, when students and staff are winding down for holidays and vacations, Send out some PR and remind then of how you can help them with resources, activities and lessons.
5) Planning time- if your patrons/ students/ teachers have few demands, use your time to prepare for January and the rest of the year, Check journals, online resources, and blogs for some new ideas that will draw interest in useing the library and all its resrouces.
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