RHS Library Report
Compiled by M. Wetzel September 2015
Instruction
Classes and Collaboration
Collaboration
Joined the new RTSD Diversity Committee.
With Trevor Payne on Newsbank.
With Safari Montage on MARC record import.
With AccessPA with MARC record export.
9th Grade
iPad Distribution
Dunbar (Periods 1, 6, and 8)
Wright (Period 3)
English: Library Orientations
Caruolo (Periods 4 and 6)
Cahill (Period 5)
St. Pierre (Periods 1 and 7)
Kim (Period 8)
10th Grade
iPad Distribution
Jaskelewicz (Periods 2, 4 and 7)
Myers (Period 1)
Ruby (Period 3)
King (Period 8)
11th Grade
American Literature (Verguldi-Scott): OverDrive App Set-Up for ebooks and audiobooks and Book Checkout for Independent Reading Project (Period 8)
12th Grade
Senior Seminar (Verguldi-Scott/Torresani): OverDrive App Set-Up for ebooks and audiobooks and Book Checkout for Independent Reading Project (Period 3)
British & Modern Lit (Verguldi-Scott): OverDrive App Set-Up for ebooks and audiobooks and Book Checkout for Independent Reading Project (Periods 6 and 7)
The Reference Section is completely combined with the Nonfiction section to offer easier access to these books. Thanks to Jess Richter for her hard work on this project.
Professional Development
Schoology Inservice
September 3, 2015 8:00-11:00am
Fran, Jess, and I led all RHS teachers through Schoology setup and new features (portfolio and linking classes).
Emerging Leaders Acedemy (ELA2) Pennsylvania School Librarians Association
Educator Effectivness Document Writing
September 21st 5-7:30pm
I invite you as a school library advocate to serve on a writing committee as part of an LSTA grant from PDE to draft a comprehensive document to be posted to the PSLA website to help school librarians prepare for their assessment under the PDE Educator Effectiveness System (Danielson) whether as a Classroom Teaching Professional or as a Non-Teaching Professional.
We need your expertise in gathering and evaluating effective examples of SLOs and portfolio artifacts to support the four Danielson domains and build upon our work partnering with teachers using The Model Curriculum for PA School Library Programs.
Professional Learning Communties
Events
International Dot Day
Book Club: I'll Give You the Sun
Club Meetings and Sponsor Activity
Students Helping Students
Radnor Library Board
Battle of the Books
Online Resources and Tutorials
Ancestry.com
New today, we have access to Ancestry.com and its partner resources: Fold3 and Newspapers.com. You can find access here: http://rtsd.libguides.com/Databases Scroll to the bottom of the page, and look on the left-hand column. Access is available in school only, throughout the computers and iPads in the district.
Ancestry K-12:
Ancestry™ is the world’s largest online family history resource home to billions of historical records, millions of family trees and much more.
Fold3:
Fold3 provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served.
Newspapers.com:
Newspapers.com is the online home of 80+ million pages of historical newspapers from 3300 newspapers from around the United States and more.
Streaming Videos with Safari Montage
Access My Library App Set Up and Basics
Using Your Destiny Quest App to Find Books in the RHS Library
New LibGuides
Student Numbers
NoodleTools
LibGuides Statistics
Current Library Statistics
OverDrive eBooks Usage
Audiobooks: 25
eBooks: 171
Usage
Unique users with titles checked out: 45
Audiobooks: 6
eBooks: 55
Database Usage- Gale
Database Usage- ProQuest
NewsBank
Maps101
September 2015: 1581 Hits
*Note: The Maps101 usage report averages 31 hits per page view.
RTSD Newsletter Submission- September
September 2015
Welcome back to school! Your library has so much to offer. Please stop in and see us anytime. We open at 7:00am every morning and close at 3:30pm (3:00 on Fridays). In the library, you’ll find over 25,000 books to check out, ebooks on your OverDrive app, copies of all of your textbooks, a photocopier, computers, printers, and so much more. You’ll find all of the links to our databases and resources on the library website: http://www.rtsd.org/domain/190. All passwords are on the Radnor High School Library Schoology Page, or see a librarian for help.
New library materials are posted every month to our LibGuide: http://rtsd.libguides.com/newlibraryitems. Be sure to check out all of the wonderful materials that your library has to offer.
If you enjoy reading, please come to our Book Club, hosted by the Radnor Library Board once every month during lunch. Check your Schoology calendar for more details.
Have a wonderful year. We look forward to working with you. Any questions? Contact Michelle.Wetzel@rtsd.org.
PSLA Outstanding Administrator Award Nomination
Mission and Philosophy
Mission
The library media center is central to the learning process occurring in schools. Its program is designed to produce students who are information literate. Information literate students are effective users of information in a variety of formats. The school library media center is the vehicle that provides opportunities for students to attain information literacy and to foster a lifelong interest in acquiring knowledge while following their passions. A student-centered program is dependent upon a school librarian assuming a pivotal role in working collaboratively with teachers, administrators, and others direct to the program.
Philosophy
The school library media program in the Radnor Township School District will prepare students for their roles in the technology-driven global community of the 21st century by teaching students to find and use information efficiently and effectively. The library program will help students develop lifelong reading and learning skills and the motivation to take responsibility for their own learning.
Radnor High School Library
Email: michelle.wetzel@rtsd.org
Phone: 3406
Twitter: @radnorhslibrary