Library Circulation Statistics for 04-07-2015

[charisstoma]

Students are writing in the books again. Underlining, circling words,numbering the sentence that is probably the answer of a test question for that book's Accelerated Reader quiz, and then there's the translating the words above the printed English text. Seems that some kid is doing this for other students 'for a price'. So I check in the books, check the pages for all markings, erase or JOY white outing the ink that was used instead, harass the student who returned the book with markings, and tell them that it's $1.50 per book that is returned this way or they can erase the book themselves for me. Have to listen to:
"No Miss, I no do that?".
Did you read the book?
"yes."
"Then why didn't you erase the marks?"
"But I no do that."
"I DON'T CARE. YOU RETURNED IT THAT WAY. Erase or pay."
They erase.

Some time in there I shelve the books.
Took me 3 hours to eat my lunch.

We usually make hash marks on a scrap paper for how may students come in to exchange books. I think it was 160 students but there were times when it was too busy to make hash marks.

I hate the teachers right now. I understand why they were letting their students come down in steady streams and I was stupid enough to send out overdue book lists to the teachers.
This is Thursday. Fridays are usually worse.
A week from tomorrow.... my Librarian will be out of the Library all day.
Library circulation stops on the 26th of May. That week will be student panicking days.

Y axis is books per hour checked out.

Comments

[mee-eep.livejournal.com]

Time to scream. Put your feet up have a brew, the weekend is almost here.

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

Allergy medications together with alcohol aren't recommended or believe me I would. Too it's forbidden while at work, da*n it.

I was feeling quite depressed and teary while I was working and not being able to eat. My Librarian came over and suggested I reheat my food but there was no time and it would just get cold again when I wasn't able to eat. During this time, she was doing some shelving and checking out and checking for marks too. She torn the meniscus in her knee which has limited her activities at work.

All in all, it's amazing I didn't kill anyone. I sure felt like or imagined it... often... repeatedly.

The teachers will let students come to the Library without their barcoded ID card too. On busy days like yesterday was, I NEED them to have that.