sjsd libraries

OCTOBER 2013

SECONDARY LIBRARIES MONTHLY REPORT

Featured Library: Robidoux Middle School

SJSD Libraries Summary of Activity - October 2013

Our middle school and high school libraries have been busy this school year! Librarians have already been checking out books to students, assisting with research projects, collaborating with teachers, and assisting with technology needs in their respective buildings! This month, many librarians held book fairs during parent/teacher conferences as a means of fundraising for their library budgets. Librarians also conducted a variety of lessons with students, including getting students set up to use the librarys shared ebook collection on FollettShelf.

in this report ...

why libraries matter! print circulation! online access! assistance and operations! lessons and collaboration!

Benton High School

Kelly LockMcMillen Kristy Johnson Michelle Newby Dlo Duvall

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Central High School Lafayette High School Bode Middle School

Robidoux Middle School

Melissa Corey Melody Townsend

for more information, please contact melissa.corey@sjsd.k12.mo.us

Spring Garden Middle School

Truman Middle School

Daria Deshon

why libraries matter in the year ...

2013

The School Libraries Work! initiative is sponsored by the American Library Association with the focus of improving the research done on the impact school libraries have on school communities. Among the findings from a study down in Iowa, school with a school library program that is adequately staffed, resourced, and funded can lead to higher student achievement regardless of the socioeconomic or educational levels of the community. These impacts can be seen at the high school level, where schools that had adequately funded libraries did better on the ACT. School Libraries Work! http://www.ala.org/research/librariesmatter/node/381

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Print Circulation Statistics

Books Checked Out Fiction Nonction

Totals New Books Checked Out

4390 Fiction

1203 Nonction

Totals

1128

271 Total Circulation of Books

Our print circulation statistics showed approximately 5,500 books checked out in a one month period.
These statistics were compiled from October 1, 2013, until October 31, 2013. These circulation statistics also represent the checkout activity of all 4 middle schools and all 3 high schools combined, for a total of 5,500 students. On average, each secondary student in the St. Joseph School District had the opportunity to check out at least one book. This is a huge success for our students who are selecting readings in the English Language Arts classes as well as for their own leisure reading. As well, our nonfiction statistics were strong. Students and staff checked out

over 1,200 nonfiction texts during this time. This shows that our libraries nonfiction collections are supporting the Common Core state standards as well as district initiatives to increase the amount of informational texts read by students. Finally, our librarians have begun tracking how our newer books are performing compared to the rest of the existing print collection. By our definition, we are tracking new books that were purchased beginning in the 2012-13 school year. These books are a little over a year old or newer in many cases. The proportion of the print collection that is checking out that is new is very high. Out of the 4,390 fiction books checked out, approximately 1/4 were new books. Out of the 1,203 nonfiction books checked out, approximately 1/6 were new books.

22%

78%

Fiction

Nonction

Total Circulation of New Books

New vs. Existing Collection 6000 4500 3000 1500 0 Fiction

Exisiting

19%

81%
Nonfiction
New
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Fiction - New

Nonction - New

Online Access Statistics

Database Searches Retrievals
Library Website Access District Site Benton 1456 286 386 277 198 267 296 39

Totals eBooks

782 eBooks Checkouts

707 eBooks Read Online

Central Lafayette Bode Robidoux Spring Garden

Totals

1195

478

Truman

Library Assistance and Operations Library Operations

duties performed by librarians
Circulation duties cataloging, ordering books,checking in/out, updating patrons, serving as SRI admin, pulling books for teachers Technology duties open/close computer labs; daily iPad check-out/check-in; book computer labs; troubleshooting laptops, computers, iPads; updating website on Schoolwires; track tech repair slips, Acuity logins, create LibGuides Building duties announcements posted to website, TVs; checking out/inventorying math texts via Textbook Tracker, running clubs Collection duties book displays, reorganizing collection, weeding collection for age/wear and tear, labeling series books, award winner displays, spooky book display, award reader/selector books

Library Assistance (nding books, doing research)

individual/group book recommendations, database/web research, locating books on appropriate reading level, readers advisory consultations, logging into FollettShelf ebook system, Accelerated Reader program assistance, managing library aides

Student Technology Assistance (Troubleshooting)

troubleshooting log-ins for email, PowerSchool, blogs, etc.; printing/copying issues; SRI links/login, assisting with iPad apps, including Edmodo, Google Drive, Garageband, etc.; nding lost projects; login issues; missing iPads; installing printers overheads/sound system troubleshooting, assisting with hardware/software, loading students in SRI admin, running PowerSchool reports, using Google Apps, adding information to Schoolwires, Acuity logins, printer setup/install, teaming with all staff on technology training, TurnItIn assistance, help with hardware (video cameras, projectors)

Staff Technology Assistance (Troubleshooting)

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Lessons and Collaboration

Lessons Taught by Librarians Description Gateway Readers Award (current year) talks (26 times) plus Gateway Readers Awards (previous years) talk (3 times) Business database overview FollettShelf ebook app overview and setup ELA database review for argumentative writing Website Integrity DC History book review access via MWSU, reading genre of book review Accessing databases for 11th grade to use SOAPstone, AP analysis tool, keep track with They Say/I Say charts Google Documents lesson to all freshman social studies & two advisements Banned Book Week - freedom to read Summarizing texts Standards CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.10
Classes Using Libraries and/or Labs School Central Lafayette Usage 246 in lab/42 in library Hillyards, ELA x 5, Study Skills, Government, Business, ACT Academy All juniors, Michaud freshmen, DC History, open each day at 6:45 AM 7 ELA, 8 Health, 3 PLTW, 5 Counselor ELA banned books/ Google Drive, SRI, Book Fair; Art, Math, SS 6 teachers using library 15 times, 3+ lab usage 8th grade SS to set up WebDAV, Counseling SOS presentation, SRI w/ all 7th/8th ELA, FollettShelf w/8th ELA

CSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.8 CSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7-12.10 CSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.8

Benton

Bode Spring Garden

CSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.8 CSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.8; AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner 4.1.4, 4.1.2 CSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.8; AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.6 CSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.8, AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner 4.1.6 CSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7-8.10 CSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.10, CSS.ELALiteracy.RL.8.2 CSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7-8.6

Truman

Robidoux

Collaboration Time
Librarians spent collaboration time with teachers this month in the following subject areas:

How to cite an image to avoid copyright infringement Scientist Biography research project, including database searching

Business

CSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7-8.8

FACS Industrial Technology ELA Math

Library lessons are correlated to the following standards: Common Core State Standards for ELA Literacy including Reading: Literature, Writing, History/Social Studies, and Science National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S) American Association of School Librarians Standards for the 21st Century Learner -4-

Science Special Services Team teachers in middle school Individual teachers as needed