Wednesday, December 26, 2018

How to be an Organized Youth Librarian, One Spreadsheet at a Time! Part 1

Hurray! I am most pleased to announce that I am ready to share some of my secrets to organizing the madness of summer reading statistics and storytime planning with you! Best of all, I am about to share my worksheets, which are free to access, copy, and download! 

Secret 1: Spreadsheets! You probably already use them, and perhaps you do so very effectively. If so, I am so happy to share that joy with you! If you have trouble using them or have given up on them entirely, might I suggest you try mine as at least a starting point, and go from there? 

To get you started, try this spreadsheet for keeping track of summer reading registrations, attendance, awards, parties, and more: Summer Reading Records

All of the instructions are included within in the spreadsheet. 

Try this spreadsheet to keep track of summer reading donations and expenses: Summer Reading Budget

Do you need help preparing for storytime (or other programs)? Here is a spreadsheet pre-filled with craft supplies to help you easily plan for crafts, books, and songs! Hope you enjoy it: Storytime Planning Sheet

Please let me know if you have questions and of your successes with my spreadsheets. Thank you for reading, and best of luck in all your programs!