OPA School Libraries Annual Report
2015-2016
Katherine Witt: Jr. High Librarian
1. Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovitch and the Siege of Leningrad
2. Denied, detained, deported : stories from the dark side of American immigration
3. Terrible typhoid Mary : a true story of the deadliest cook in America
4. Breakthrough! : how three people saved "blue babies" and changed medicine forever
5. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietman War
Email: kwitt@ogdenprep.org
Website: http://blogs.ogdenprep.org/katherinewitt
Andrea Dosier: Elementary Librarian
- I'm Trying to Love Spiders - Bethany Barton
- Hoot Owl - Sean Taylor
- Tricky Vic - Greg Pizzoli
- P. Zonka Lays an Egg - Julie Paschkis
- My Dog, Bob - Rich Torrey
Email: adosier@ogdenprep.org
Website: http://blogs.ogdenprep.org/andreacheneydosier/
Kim Briggs: Elementary Library
- My Dog, Bob by Rich Torrey
- The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
- Don't Push the Button by Bill Cotter
- Icebreaker by Lian Tanner
- The False Prince by Jennifer Nielson
Email: kbriggs@ogdenprep.org
Website: http://blogs.ogdenprep.org/andreacheneydosier/
Library Collections
Elementary Collection Analysis
OPA Elementary Collection Analysis
Junior High Collection Analysis
Jr. High Collection Analysis
Top Circulating Titles: Elementary
Minecraft Essential Handbook
Charlotte's Web
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
Lego Play Book: Ideas to bring your bricks to life
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck
Bob Books Collection 1
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
Pokemon Essential Handbook
Top Circulating Titles: Jr. High
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
The Fault in Our Stars
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Star Wars Character Encyclopedia
Circulation Statistics
Total Circulation
Total Circulation by Grade Level
Circulation by Dewey Decimal System
Order in the Library Game
Elementary Favorite Dewey: 500s
Jr. High Favorite Dewey: 700s
Graphic Novels Circulation
Graphic Novels are popular with the students and their circulation continues to increase yearly.
Benefits of Graphic Novels:
- Graphic novels can be a way to motivate reluctant readers to read who are difficult to reach with traditional texts.
- Graphic novels can help improve the reading skills of students struggling with language acquisition such as ESL or special needs students.
- “They require readers to be actively engaged in the process of decoding and comprehending a range of literary devices, including narrative structures, metaphor and symbolism, point of view, and the use of puns and alliteration, intertextuality, and inference.”
Source: http://www.scholastic.com/graphix/Scholastic_BoneDiscussion.pdf
Spanish and Bilingual Books
Spanish and Bilingual Circulation
Library Departmental Goals 2015-2016
Library Mission:
To instill in all students a love of reading and to ensure lifelong learning.
Schoolwide Goals 2015-2016
● Utilize Opportunities to Respond when engaging with students
● Perseverance in Problem Solving
● Academic Language
School DRSLs:
● Students will demonstrate the use of the seven habits of highly effective people.
● Students will demonstrate bilingual ability in English and Spanish.
● Students will demonstrate respect for themselves and others.
Library SMART Goals 2015-2016
To incorporate opportunities for students to respond in the library curriculum by the end of the school year as measured by the library curriculum map and lesson plans.
Goals met by:
- Refined Elementary Library Curriculum map and aligned lesson plans with Common Core reading standards and Utah's Library Media standards for K-5.
- Developed Jr High Library Curriculum map and aligned lesson plans with Utah's Library Media Standards 6-12 and ALA's 21st Century Skills standards
To increase the number of materials in the library that support the school goals and DRSLs (problem solving, academic language, seven habits, bilingual and Spanish, leadership, and character education) by the end of the school year as measured by the library collection analysis from Titlewave.
Goals met by:
- Problem Solving: 12 titles purchased to support areas where students needed improvement in end of level testing: mathematics teaching, geometry, algebra, statistics
- Academic Language: Professional development titles purchased to support academic language development about: common core reading responses, 100 words, close reading for informational text, cooperative learning, reading strategies, literature anthologies, and vocabulary cartoons.
- Seven Habits: Added titles and labels to Seven Habits book lists/baskets
- Added 40 bilingual and Spanish titles to the collection
- Purchased a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction titles to provide students with reading appropriate to their reading level.
Resources
Total Library Materials
Elementary 2015-2016
Jr. High 2015-2016
Goals met by:
- Elementary Collaboration: Pulled materials for lesson plans from school and public libraries, reinforced core curriculum during weekly library time, did in-class presentations on certain genres and made suggestions for materials. Pulled materials to correspond with the Seven Habits of Highly Effective Kid. The 5th and 6th grade classes were also taught how to use the library catalog and how to find quality websites.
- Jr. High Collaboration: Librarian collaborated with language arts department during CTT meetings. Assisted teachers in finding resources about: argumentative writing, persuasive writing, exquisite corpses, art crafts and lessons, 5th grade math and science resources, world religions, characterization, and the zodiac. Created Pinterest boards and added links to library blog on school-wide goals of: Opportunities to Respond, Academic Language, and Problem Solving.
Library Programming
- 1st and 2nd grade book club
- 3rd and 4th grade book club
- 5th and 6th grade book club
- 1st-3rd grade Lego club
- 4th-6th grade Lego club
- Yoga club
Events
- Held two book fairs at Elementary and Jr. High
- A portion of the profits of the book fairs go towards purchasing library materials and classroom library materials.
Access
Library Catalog
Jr. High Top 10 Search Terms
- maze runner
- paper towns
- michael vey
- hatchet
- land of stories
- artemis fowl
- boy in the striped pajamas
- rangers apprentice
- scholastic scope
- scorch trials
Elementary Top 10 Search Terms
- minecraft
- pokemon
- star wars
- wings of fire
- dork diaries
- smile
- amulet
- my little pony
- michael vey
- janitors
Destiny Quest
Destiny Quest: Elementary
Destiny Quest: Jr. High
Personnel Achievements
- Katherine Witt: viewed webcasts on: nonfiction, graphic novels, conversation with top children's book editors, teen book buzz, and creating an inclusive school environment
- Katherine Witt: Took two courses from UEN: Fine Arts and Drawing
- Library staff participated in CTT meetings
- Library staff read journals, reviews, listserves, email newsletters, etc. and kept up to date with children and young adult publishing
Technology Achievements
- Pinterest--Added additional boards especially ones related to the Schoolwide goals: Academic Language, Problem Solving, and Opportunities to Respond
- Continued to update: Tumblr, Elementary Blog, Jr. High Blog, School Announcements Blog
- Smore--Published library reports every other month and flyers for special occasions
Digital Resources
Utah's Online Library
Librarians' Favorite Apps
Barefoot World Atlas
To download: Barefoot World Atlas
National Geographic Kids
Overdrive
Poems by Heart
This app from Penguin classics challenges users to memorize favorite poems.
Download: Poems by HeartHopscotch
Learn coding concepts and make up your own games.
Download: Hopscotch
Duolingo
Learn different languages including Spanish.
Download: Duolingo
Book Apps
Ibooks
Kindle
EPIC
This app offers free books for educators.
For educators: https://www.getepic.com/educators
To download: https://www.getepic.com/