State of the Media Center
2016-2017 School Year
Year in Review...
All in all, it was a wonderful year and lots to look forward to for next year.
I Spy...
In the image above, students scan texts to find words that follow a designated pattern.
Swansboro Municipal Park Little Free Library Partnership
My students wrote letters to Mayor Scott Chadwick, met and planned with Brittany Shipp, painted the Little Library after the Parks Department created it, and held a Book Drive to stock it with books!
The end result is a beautiful, funky free library in our park for children and adults to enjoy! The final image is our Grand Opening celebration on March 2!
Look up our Little Free Library at littlefreelibrary.org
Little Library Beginning
Book Club Painting Day!
Finished Painting!
Daily Library Stats
- Hosted 842 classes (approximately).
- Held 2 Scholastic Book Fairs.
- Participated in our school's first Read-In.
- Circulated 32,126 books in and out of our Media Center.
- Collected over 500 books during our Book Drive. These were used to stock our Little Free Library, donate to a school in Belize, and given to students in June for Summer Reading.
- Received 1 trophy for our Battle of the Books Team, winning First Place in the Onslow County Battle of the Books tournament.
- Our Top 10 circulated titles included Fly Guy's amazing Tricks; Diary of the Wimpy Kid, Books 3, 5, and 7; Captain Underpants, Epic Novels 10 and 11; The Fourteenth Goldfish; and The One and Only Ivan.
- 1 Donor's Choose Grant Funded for an iPad and Osmo!
Fall Scholastic Book Fair
Battle of the Books Team
Top Ten Titles Circulated, 2016-2017
First Annual Read-in
Maker's Spaces
Looking through my pictures, I feel that the joy in books and creation permeated our space.
The process of looking back to create my State of the Library presentation allowed me to reflect and prepare for the challenges and exciting projects to come. Look for future State of the Libraries to include Novel Engineering projects, Daily Questions, Around the World in Books, Green Screen Creations and many other activities, maker's spaces, and READING!
Swansboro Elementary School Media Center
Email: meredith.lynch@onslow.k12.nc.us
Website: http://swansboro.nc.oce.schoolinsites.com/?PageName=%27Library%27
Location: 118 School Dr. Swansboro, NC 28584
Phone: 910-326-1501
Twitter: @SBESMediaCenter