Library Annual Report 2018-19
Flushing High School School Library June 2018
SUCCESSES
- Instituted a new "Entrepreneurship Collection" of resources for students, through a Cooperative Collection Development Grant from the NYC School LIbrary Services. This collection reflects student interest in developing start ups and will complement the Business concentration core curriculum. The collection includes $2000 worth of new materials and will grow by $500 each year.
- Awarded a Reading in Action Grant, over $600 worth of resources added to our collection to inspire our students to make a difference.
- Increased our Ebook collection to continue to support homework completion, research projects, and digital literacy skills. Ebooks also motivated students to read nonfiction books because they had the power to read on their cellphones.
- Continued collaborated with MyLibrary NYC, many students received their very first Queens Public Library Card, other students with overdue fines had their fines forgiven and borrowing privileges restored.
- Healthy Eating Club held its third successful year, club moved to a larger room, enrollment increased by 300% this year.
- Increased our collection of NYCReads365 books to include "large print editions: to promote accessibility.
Entrepreneurs We're Ready 4 U!
Look out, Shark Tank, next year some budding entrepreneurs from Flushing High School may be pitching their product. The FHS Library is here to inspire, lead and promote. With our new entrepreneurship collection, our students will learn how to take their dreams and turn them into a reality.
Reading in Action Grant
Teens can not only enrich themselves, but improve the world at the same time. Come and explore our growing collection of books which are part of the Reading in Action grant, built to encourage us all to build a better world.
New Computers for All
Our library has added 32 new computers to make accessing the newest websites faster and more efficient. We also installed a high quality printer, helping our students print their work more efficiently.
Flushing High School Library by the Numbers
830 items circulated this year.
1530 new books added: print books
1,115 Ebooks: 33% increase from last year.
6008 views of our libguides, 30% increase from last year.
10, 348 visits by individual students during open access.
212 class research visits.
Class Visits by Subject
Most Popular Books of this Year
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling
Yes, Harry Potter is still popular with our students. Maybe it's because of the play on Broadway, maybe it brings back happy memories, but our students still devour Harry Potter.
The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis
Page turning suspense, filled with revenge, crime and mystery. It's a great escape and a great summer read.
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Gene Luen Yang was nominated National Ambassador for Young People's Literature for 2017 and his life story inspired many of our teens. They loved this graphic memoir and the imaginative art within it.
Goals for 2018-19
- Create a community of reading
- Increase student visits to library during open access periods.
- Continue to increase use of ebooks amongst students and staff
- Collaborate with teachers to implement the Reading in Action Grant goals
- Collaborate with business teachers to integrate the Entrepreneurship collection into the curriculum and create project learning opportunities for our students to utilize the new collection.
- Integrate our Growing Tower with Living Environment curriculum and create a library research project into curriculum.
- Continue to grow our librarian teacher collaborations.
Learning Continues Into the Summer
If you or your family would like to take advantage of some excellent learning opportunities this summer, investigate the following:
For Teachers:
Literacy and AIS Workshops: Sponsored by the NYC Literacy Division
For Families:
New York Hall of Science: great activities for families
Check out Brooklyn's New Domino Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Take a nature walk and discover foraging in NYC parks with Steve Brill.
Flushing HS Library Media Center
E. Frank Bayer, MLS, editor
Email: ebayer@schools.nyc.gov
Website: http://tinyurl.com/goy6bub
Location: 3501 Union Street, Flushing, NY 11354
Phone: (718)888-7500
Twitter: @readingbeaver