OPA Libraries Report
August to September 2014-2015
The Leader in Me
This year the school is implementing The Leader in Me curriculum which consists of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. The libraries have been implementing the habits in the following ways:
- Book Bins and Book Lists at the Elementary
- Book Bins and Book Lists at the Jr. High
- Bulletin board displays
- Habits introduced in library curriculum
- Information added to school website and blogs
- Pinterest pages: Elementary, Jr. High, Leadership Quotes
Scholastic Book Fairs
In September we held our annual back to school Book Fair
Elementary: $8,000
Jr. High: $900
Proceeds from the book fairs help to add additional titles to the school library.
Library Curriculum
Topics covered included:
- Introduction to the library and how to take care of books
- How to be library leaders using the seven habits in the library - where the seven habits books can be found
- Finding good fit books and good fit series
- Book Fair preview and Book Fair
- Folklore including folktales, fairytales, fables, tall tales and nursery rhymes
- Intro to non-fiction and an overview of the dewey decimal system
- Using the online catalog and accessing students' online account
- Library curriculum is aligned with the Common Core curriculum standards