Ideas from ALSC's new mentoring program. Also good for managers to mentor their employees!
Suggested Mentoring Activities
- In advance of your meeting, each come up with 3-5 questions for the other to answer. Make sure to forward to the other person a few days before your meeting to give that person time to come up with appropriate answers.
- Discuss the qualities that make an effective manager/director. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of managers you’ve both encountered in your previous jobs.
- Do a resume/CV review. Share/critique job experiences and skills.
- Perform a mock interview. Take turns asking each other difficult interview questions (i.e. “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?”). Afterwards give written feedback.
- Create a shared document/spreadsheet of program ideas. Encourage others to enter their own ideas/suggestions.
- Create a book list of titles that you both enjoy. Discuss the benefits/drawbacks of your favorites.
- Discuss your experiences with mock Newbery/Caldecott elections. What has worked for you? What hasn’t?
- Create a wish-list for your library. What sort of technology would you like to have? What resources would you buy?
- Visit ALSC’s Great Websites for Kids. Discuss which of the featured sites you’ve used and which you would like to try. Suggest a site.
- Read and discuss an article from Children & Libraries magazine. What did you like? What didn’t you like?
- Co-author an ALSC Blog guest post. Submit your idea for a blog post.
- Read an article about mentoring (i.e. resources). Discuss how it applies to your match.
- Participate in a free ALSC Student Session and discuss how the materials apply to you.
- Discuss your experiences with El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day) programs. Have you hosted an event? What has worked?
- Explore the Every Child Ready to Read Ning site. Discuss what resources would work for you and how you might be able to add to the site.
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