Library Media Monthly Report
December 2013
Library Media Center Staff
Administrative Media Specialist - Melissa House
Itinerant Media Specialist - Substitute Domenica Simpson
Media Technician - Cindy Stiemly
Statistics
Classes Scheduled in the Media Center: 84
Lessons, direct instruction or support by LMS:
Melissa: 32
Itinerant Substitute: 52
Individual Students: 96
Amount of periods the Media Center was closed and why: 0
Monthly Circulation Stats:
Loans: 2898
Renewals: 221
Holds: 151
Administrative Duties
- Birthday Book Club - Continues to be a success with additional funds donated to the school library.
- Collaborated with Kindergarten teachers on the Town Square unit.
- Collaborated with art teacher, Keri Miller, and Second Grade teachers on Caldecott unit. Students created their own "woodcut" illustrations after being read the book in their classroom.
- Continued weeding the 900's.
- Read School Library Journal and Instructor Magazine.
- Completed and turned in P-Card report for review.
- Met with mentor teacher Deb Geppi each week to discuss lesson plans, assessments, and student behavior.
Technician Duties
- Processed materials.
- Worked on updating spine labels to new author last name specifications, as well as changing signage in the Everybody section.
- Updated the library "Catch of the Day" display each week with a new topic.
- On A weeks, picks up first grade class from specials and dissmisses them from school to provide coverage for classroom teacher.
- Updated seasonal displays.
Lessons Taught
Kindergarten
- Town Square Week 1 - Wants and Needs
- Town Square Week 2 - Producers and Consumers
- Town Square Week 3 - Goods and Services
First Grade
- How a Book is Made - Class Book, Virtual Field Trip, 5 Senses
- How a Book is Made - Class Book, Rough Draft
- How a Book is Made - Class Book, Final Page
Second Grade
- Caldecott - Beginning, Middle, End
- Caldecott - Types of Illustration
- Caldecott - Woodblock Illustration
Third Grade
- OPAC Week 3 - OPAC Master
- OPAC Week 4 - Scavenger Hunt 1
- OPAC Week 5 - Scavenger Hunt 2
Fourth Grade
- Research Materials - Headings and Subheadings
- Research Materials - Online Encyclopedia Scavenger Hunt 1
- Research Materials - Online Encyclopedia Scavenger Hunt 2
Fifth Grade
- Research Materials - Headings and Subheadings
- Research Materials - Online Encyclopedia Scavenger Hunt 1
- Research Materials - Online Encyclopedia Scavenger Hunt 2