Library Sites

I was really excited for this week's "homework!"  I have had multiple websites over the years and am eagerly awaiting creating my own!  I am starting as a librarian this fall and I know the other librarian I will be working with has already started ours, but I'm sure I'll have lots of things to add after looking through others' sites!  I decided to perform a Google search for "school library weebly sites middle school" since I wanted to see how middle school librarians, specifically, set up their sites, since that's where I'll be!  I am sticking with Weebly since it seems very user friendly and I loved how customizable it seemed to be, looking at ones others had created.  Many of the ones I browsed had features I thought were great to include and pleasing to the eye, but two stood out for multiple reasons.

1.  Wellesley Middle School Library (http://wmslib1.weebly.com/) had a great site set up for teachers, students, parents, and community members.  There were multiple tabs along the top that dropped down when you hovered over them to preview what they contained.  The colors weren't distracting and the information stood out with the use of headings, subheadings, colorful images, and columned sections that weren't overdone.  It was very organized and easy to find what you were looking for by just moving your mouse around.  It really helped me to see how easily accessible all of the linked sites were.

2.  Nevada Middle School Library (http://nevadamslibrary.weebly.com/) really stood out to me at first, because of its organization using columns.  It reminded me of our slidedoc/infographic assignment, because it had a lot of the same features - three columns, selective colors and fonts, and simple images that didn't distract from the text.  I liked that this website had the drop-down menus like the first one I mentioned, though it was less developed.

Through looking at others' sites, I found lots of interesting ways to organize information and some of the things I'd love to include in my own site!  It was helpful not only looking at the sites made via Weebly, but I got some ideas of programs and features I could have displayed on our own library page!  Can't wait to try my own!  But obviously, again something I noticed on others' sites, it will always be a work in progress!