The Library @ MMRHS
First Quarter Report 2012-2013
A few statistical highlights from the First Quarter:
STUDENT USAGE: 6965 students came into the library this quarter, up from 6239 last year.
CLASS USAGE: 124 classes signed up to use the library this quarter, down from 169 last year.
CIRCULATION NUMBERS: 727 Books circulated, 778 Netbooks circulated
Library Student Managers: They are fantastic!
Heather Hassett, Julie Delgrande, Shea Caligari
An All Mobile Library!
The desktops were all replaced in favor of all new laptops. This allows for more flexible grouping and class interactions.
Continuing to Grow the Collection
128 new titles added to the library collection during First Quarter, including all these DVDs!
The Library is now on Twitter: @mmrhslibrary. Library photos, study hall openings, and other library news tweeted out daily.
USAGE BY DEPARTMENT
Overall, class visits to the library were done this quarter from last year. The English Department remains the biggest user of the library with 66 visits this year (down from 82 last year). Most other department usage were around the same as last year, with the exception of Social Studies, which had a dramatic drop in library usage from 45 visits last year to only 15 this year.
However, added to the library collection this year was a mobile laptop cart that can be signed out by teachers to use in their classrooms. This cart was signed out 40 times this quarter, of those times, 29 were to the Social Studies department, so that may account for their drop in library usage. The other sign-outs were all to the English department, which may also explain the drop in their usage.
Harry Potter Trivia Day
In honor of Banned Books Week. The team of Julie Delgrande, Kat Lister and Ms. Q were the winners!
New Tables Arrive
The new cafe tables are a big hit among students and faculty.
AP Chem Students Finish Their Lab Reports!
Kara Staunton-Shron
Email: kara.staunton-shron@bhrsd.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/monumentmountainlibrary/
Location: MMRHS, 600 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230
Phone: 413-528-3346
Twitter: @mmrhslibrary