2015 BIS Library Media Centre Annual Report
June, 2015
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Bethany Walk, certified Librarian, was added to the Media Centre team, replacing Alicia Denning, Operations Manager, when she returned to her home country.
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Birgitt Volmer-Kerlin retired after 10 years at BIS; Liina Tammela became the new morning Library Assistant
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Two new collections added: tools and games
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Hosted Project Voice poets Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye
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Initiated lunch time poetry slam event
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Began running book bus to increase EL5-G1 access to literature
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Hosted authors Donna Jo Napoli & Phil McDermott
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English and German book fairs
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Essential Questions posted on Media Centre wall
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Encouraged students to be risk-takers and read new books with “Blind Date with a Book” promotion
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Co-founded and implemented Hansel & Gretel Reader’s Choice Award
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Engaged student participation in Tannenbook contest
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Increased number of Mother Tongue books and languages represented
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Cataloged and indexed all textbooks for math, science, and english departments; all new teaching materials for other departmeEts
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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.