Introducing Nooks to the TRMS Library!

My Reflection
What:
After a year or so of research, interviewing librarians and Barnes & Noble experts and getting organized, I have added and 12 Nook Simple Touch e-readers to the TRMS Library. I will document the steps involved in setting up the program for a future posting, but of the 12 Nooks I have, six are designated for YA books and six for non-YA books. This will allow me to not have to alter content of Nooks before circulating them.

So What:
The importance of having ereaders like Nooks is that students who are wanting to read a certain book that the library does not have a print copy of can request it be purchased on the spot for the Nook. Also for students who are huge readers, the Nooks will allow a student to have all the books loaded on a Nook and only counts as one book checkout. I also might use these Nooks for my new after school book club and that would save money on books as I have two Nook accounts and each one puts up to five other Nooks that are linked to that account.

Now What:
Now I need to get the word out to students that these Nooks are now part of the TRMS Library and begin setting up a procedure for making sure students know how to find the Nooks and how to care for them so they do not get broken.