COOPER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY
2020-2021
LIBRARY MISSION STATEMENT
Through collaborative curriculum integration the Cooper Library program
empowers students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers,
and ethical users of information.
CIRCULATION AND COLLECTION
BOOK CIRCULATION STATISTICS
Library Statistics
# of checkouts - 6,303
# of students - 1,002
# of classes seen each week - approximately 15
SORA EBOOK (shared district-wide)
# of users - 6,579
# of checkouts - 29,484
# of holds - 16,154
COLLECTION ANALYSIS
Number of books in the collection: 8,616
Avg. age of collection: 2006
Areas for collection development: Need to update the graphic novels section and order more Ebooks.
Population: ~1,065 (including teachers)
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY?
What's Happening in the Cooper Library this year
Book Checkouts
Book Talks
Escape Room Activities
Book Tastings
Choice Boards
Weekly Wakelets
Digital Book Talks & Book Sharing
Digital Research Help
Technology Support for on-campus and remote students
Password Resets
LIBRARIAN CREATED RESOURCES
WISD JH Library Website
COOPERFLIX
https://view.genial.ly/5f89d930af053e0d0d562f97/interactive-content-cooperflix
LIBRARIAN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Campus and District PD presentations
District Presenter:
Secondary ELA - Balanced Literacy and State Selected Book Lists
On Campus Presenter/EdTech Coach:
Led a Google Classroom Basics Training for staff during on-campus PD day
Led a myVRspot training for staff during on-campus PD day
Led a Remote Learning Camera Basics Training for staff during on-campus PD day
JH ELAR INQUIRY, book talks, and Library Rotations
JH Librarians - 2-4 PM, CJHS Band Hall
Led a Cooper teacher Library Orientation during Nuts and bolts session
Professional Development attended:
TCEA Annual Conference
Texas Library Association Annual Conference
North Texas Teen Book Festival
Fundamental 5 in a Virtual Classroom with Sean Cain