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Fort Bend ISD offers summer training in electronic resources and information literacy. During new teacher orientation, new librarians meet and receive training on the automation system. New librarians also meet six times a year to discuss topics of particular interest to them.

Dallas ISD provides sessions in the summer and fall and has lots of resources for new librarians in a moodle/blackboard environment.

Northside ISD uses a mentor program. Mentors must obtain permission from their campus principal to participate. They make visits to the new librarian’s library and attend new librarian meetings. They are also provided with a monthly checklist of things to discuss with the new librarian and create a new librarian goodie bag.

Denton ISD has Librarian Fish Camp – 3 days in the summer before school starts in August. During this camp, they present sessions on literature, research, databases, and the automation system. They also provide pullout meetings in September and January. Topics on these days include research process, reading lists, book orders, budget, inventory, plus campus visits to experienced librarians.

Round Rock ISD also has a 1 day new librarians’ workshop that starts with asking about their concerns and what they want to know. They also have a mentor program. New librarians are carefully matched with an experienced librarian and are encouraged to meet often on a given timeline.

Region 2 provides training for library paraprofessionals. Title I specifies what paraprofessionals can actually do. They offer two strands of training for these paras: Zap! You’re a Library Aide for people who have come back from the summer and find that they are assigned to the library, covering the philosophy of library service. In the spring, a session is offered on school library management where the participants can present problems they have encountered and discuss solutions. Customer service strategies are also presented.

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