Annual State of the Library-FSMS
Mid November 2014-May 2015
Annual Goals for 2014-2015 School Year
My goals that were accomplished included starting a student Library Club and creating an electronic newsletter. The library club trained each Thursday and competed in Matchbook in early May. My monthly library news was included in the FSMS newsletter sent to parents.
FSMS Library
November 2014 Snapshot
Book Fair week of November 17th through November 21st.
December 2014 Snapshot
December Statistics
Taught MLA citations, plagiarism, and copyright.
Taught databases and research skills.
Pulled print resources.
Hosted the Awards and celebration for Read It Forward Program.
Newsletter for parents.
Library Club Sponsor-Began recruitment for Matchbook competition.
Completed library inventory.
The numbers:
131 classes coming in to check out books.
4710 students signed in on passes before school and lunches.
Taught information literacy to 36 classes.
January 2015 Snapshot
January Statistics
Taught 6th grade ELA classes how to use Word to key in their biography reports.
Pulled print resources for the civil rights research.
Setup equipment for after school events.
Hosted after school spelling bee in conjunction with ELA teachers.
Library Club sponsor-created Edmodo page for posting Matchbook questions.
Attended January 17th library meeting
Attended People soft training on January 15th.
The numbers:
1140 students on passes before school and during lunch.
100 classes checked out materials.
18 classes received information literacy instruction.
106 classes received library orientation.
February Snapshot 2015
Troup de' Jour visited our 8th grade ELA classes on February 27th. Students had a fun day watching the actors perform "A Day with Shakespeare".
The troup taught students how to analyze and interpret Shakespeare's plays.
Lunch was catered for the troupe and ELA department.
Students get instruction on scene from Romeo & Juliet
Student dancing!
Teacher watches the Troupe.
February Statistics
Attended February 16th Library meeting
Library Club-increased meeting to twice a week to prepare for Matchbook.
Set up equipment for after school meetings.
The numbers:
3000 students on passes before school and during lunch.
100 classes checked out materials.
24 classes received information literacy instruction.
24 classes received library orientation.
March Statistics
Library Club-met twice a week to prepare for Matchbook.
Set up equipment for after school meetings.
Starr Testing.
Planned proposed budget for 2015-2016 school year
Encumbered the rest of the budget.
Attended library meeting March 23rd.
The numbers:
2500 students on passes before school and during lunch.
100 classes checked out materials.
April Snapshot 2015
Bulletin Board Decoration by Rehana
TLA
Neil Shusterman and me
Kimberly Willis Holt
Food was great!
We celebrated National Library Week with a cake and punch for the faculty
Cake
Science Teacher won first prize for estimating number of books in the library
Cake and punch
April Statistics
Library Club-met twice a week in the morning and most lunches to prepare for Matchbook.
Set up equipment for after school meetings.
Starr Testing.
Attended library meeting April 27th
The numbers:
2500 students on passes before school and during lunch.
62 classes checked out materials.
May Snapshot 2015
Pulled print resources for 8th grade science project.
Prepared bibliography of print and non print resources for 8th grade science project.
Reviewed citations and MLA style with science students.
Taught students how to use my links to databases, and ebooks from the Edmodo site.
Helped students create PowerPoint presentations.
Taught math teacher and students how to locate biography resources for famous mathematicians.
Matchbook-the FSMS team competed in the competition on May 9th. Although we did not place in the top 3 this year, we had fun and read many good books.
May Statistics 2015
Library Club-met everyday in the morning and most lunches to prepare for Matchbook.
Set up equipment for after school meetings.
Attended May 11th and May 18th library meetings.
The numbers:
72 classes introduction to resources
100 classes checked out books
4000 students signed in on passes before school and during lunches.
72 classes received information literacy instruction, instruction on databases and review of citations.