2014 15 BIS LMC Annual Report

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2015 BIS Library Media Centre Annual Report

June, 2015

HIGHLIGHTS: •

Bethany Walk, certified Librarian, was added to the Media Centre team, replacing Alicia Denning, Operations Manager, when she returned to her home country.

Birgitt Volmer-Kerlin retired after 10 years at BIS; Liina Tammela became the new morning Library Assistant

Two new collections added: tools and games

Hosted Project Voice poets Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye

Initiated lunch time poetry slam event

Began running book bus to increase EL5-G1 access to literature

Hosted authors Donna Jo Napoli & Phil McDermott

English and German book fairs

Essential Questions posted on Media Centre wall

Encouraged students to be risk-takers and read new books with “Blind Date with a Book” promotion

Co-founded and implemented Hansel & Gretel Reader’s Choice Award

Engaged student participation in Tannenbook contest

Increased number of Mother Tongue books and languages represented

Cataloged and indexed all textbooks for math, science, and english departments; all new teaching materials for other departmeEts

Presented on teacher-librarian collaboration at ECIS and AGIS conferences

Students visited our library in person and online, formally and informally, selecting books, writing online reviews, engaging in inquiry, collaborating with others, accessing e-books and databases, documenting sources and taking notes in their EasyBib accounts, using digital storytelling tools, meeting authors, and sharing information.


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