Upper Merion Area HS Library
Annual Report
Snapshot as of 4/7/2014
Materials: 31,027
Patrons: 1,529
Yearly Circulations: 23,877
Visits to the Library Website: 24,964
Visits to the Library Wiki: 36,585
#1 Top Circulating Book
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Favorite Author 2013-2014
John Green
Most Checkouts
Senior class with 6,746!
Librarian Collaboration and Involvement
Research Lessons for grades 9-12
- 9th: Freshman Orientation, Shakespeare Research Project, Digital Academy iMovie, Teen Issues Drug Pamphlet, Humanities RSS Feeds, Science & Tech DuPont Challenge, Basic Research techniques, NoodleTools overview
- 10th: Reading Olympics Project, Othello Literacy Criticism introduction, Western Civ. Renaissance/Reformation Research Paper
- 11th: Junior Research Project, Literacy Criticism Refresher, Chemistry Research
- 12th: Senior Graduation Project, Resume Writing, Economics Current Events Research
Managed student library assistant schedules and duties
District Librarians on elementary half-days
UM Township Librarians
Reading Olympics advisor
MiniTHON staff advisor
JV Softball Coach
Diversity Day committee member
Visited Radnor HS Library and met with Librarian
Participated in LM_Net listserv
Attended Diversity night at UM Twp. Library
Curriculum
Updated Freshman Orientation
Database Trials
- EBSCO EDS
- Rosen Financial Literacy
- Rosen Digital Literacy
- Core Concepts: Biology & Periodic Table
- LibGuides
- AccessScience
- Gale Science in Context
Literacy Events
"Spring into Spring" Literacy Night
Book Swap
Book Fair
Class Book Talks
Library March Madness Tournament
Reading Olympics Competition
Professional Development Attended
Webinars: Gale, EBSCO, LibGuides
Database Usage Reports
EBSCO ebooks: