Library Annual Report 2015-2016
Flushing High School School Library June 2016
Highlights from the Year
- Presented databases and Flushing High School libguides to support our students in research and homework.
- Collaborated with Queens Public Library through Lisa DeLange, MyLibraryNYC librarian.
- Taught students to use Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Templates and Google Slideshow.
- Assisted students to apply online for Queens Public Library cards.
- Taught teachers how to use MyLibrary NYC to order books for classroom use.
- Introduced teachers to Kahoot.It and how to use Kahoot.it with our students.
- Taught students how to prepare for a career and write resumes, research careers and prepare for interviews.
- Taught students how to analyze and annotate picture books.
- Encouraged independent reading and encouraged students to choose independent reading selections based on "cultural literacies."
- Presented Healthy Food Smoothies and introduced the "Healthy Eating Collection" to parents at a Parent Teacher night in March.
- Awarded a Lowe's Toolbox for Education grant to create a "Healthy Eating Corner" in our library.
- Awarded a Library Reach grant to increase our collection of independent reading books.
- Awarded a NYCReads365 grant to purchase books noted in the NYCREADS365 brochures.
- Won several Donor's Choose Awards to provide engaging learning materials for our students, which included highlighters, post-its, construction paper and post-it pads.
Picture Book Collection
Students studied picture books to learn how to analyze text and interpret art.
Lowe's Toolbox for Education Healthy Lifestyle Corner
Thank you to Lowe's for the funding of our new furniture for the Healthy Lifestyle Corner.
Integrating Technology in Education
Many students learned how to use Google docs to work collaboratively on a project.
Collaboration in the Library
Successes
- We increased our collection of coming of age fiction and nonfiction books to reflect the rigor of the common core standards.
- Increased class visits from 92 visits in the fall to 108 visits in the spring.
- We supported learning by creating graphic organizers to help students use a variety of language and sentence structures to improve their writing.
- Awarded over $8500 worth of furnishings, materials and books to support our students.
Flushing High School Library by the Numbers
Circulation:
887 items circulated this year.
New books added: 758
Libguide Usage: 4240 views
Library student visits this year:
140 visits each day during the busiest periods (periods 3-7 each day)
Class Visits:
Between October and May the library hosted 180 class visits.
Goals for 2016-2017
- Create book clubs to encourage independent reading.
- Increase the usage of MyLibrary NYC teacher sets to supplement classroom resources.
- Improve library usability and circulation with increased signage and redesign of space.
- Continue to provide PD to teachers about library resources.
- Secure additional funding to modernize technology.
- Work with different academic departments to create a uniform citation style for research.
- Increase the number of librarian teacher collaborations.
ROMEO and JULIET: Most circulations this year
Native Son: 2nd place, number of circulations
Copper Sun: 3rd place, number of circulations.
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