The Library @ MMRHS
END OF YEAR REPORT 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR
THE MISSION OF THE LIBRARY “The mission of the library at Monument Mountain Regional High School is to be a studentcentered facility that promotes reading for both pleasure and academic pursuits and that supports the learning and teaching at Monument Mountain by maintaining a current and vibrant collection of print, electronic, and media resources.”
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Usage & Instruction
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EXAMPLES OF LESSONS TAUGHT:
On Research : ●
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Ethical Research Lessons and use of NoodleTools with many classes, including Freshman Social Studies, US History, Life and Death, Short Fiction, NonFiction, Journalism and Psychology Thesis Building Workshop with classes like NonFiction Research Process Overview with several classes including Chemistry, US History, and NonFiction Research Topic Development with Latin and Comparative Languages Debate Prep with Modern European History
Technology Integration: ● ● ● ● ●
Beyond PowerPoint: Presentation Examples with classes including Civic Life, Spanish, Life and Death Use of TurnItIn to a growing number of classes including Freshman English classes, AP English, Chemistry, and Film, Media and Drama Pecha Kucha presentation format with AP Language and Composition Collaborative Children’s Book with Discovering Psychology TED Talk video production with Biology classes
Book Selection and Book Talks: ● ● ● ● ● ●
Biology class narrative nonfiction selection Freshman English book talks Short story selection with Short Fiction Book Talks to Standard 10 English Life and Death book talks on books of inspiration and hope Graphic novel selection with Standard 9 English
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The Collection: Development & Circulation PRINT COLLECTION FAST FACTS ● ● ● ● ●
3938 Books Circulated this year There are 9124 books in the collection 455 books were weeded from the collection for their age, condition and relevance 323 books were added to the collection this year 121 items were marked Lost during the inventory process
DIGITAL COLLECTION FAST FACTS ● Website that has had 79,520 hits ● Instagram account @mmrhslibrary ● Varied database collection including SIRS Issues Researcher, Gale Databases Suite, Oxford English Dictionary, NoodleTools and TurnItIn ● 23 Lenovo PCs for use in main library, 2 removed for breakage ● 2 Macbook Airs added for library use this year ● 23 Chromebooks available for student check out ● 2 mobile carts of Chromebooks one with 15 and one with 13 for teachers to use in their classroom ● 4 Nooks ● 7 Calculators ● 5 iPads ● 2 Video Cameras ● Charging station for student devices added this year ● 5 headphones for students to check out
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DATABASE USAGE: DATABASE
USAGE NUMBER
NoodleTools (creates Works Cited pages)
573 projects created (93% of which are MLA format)
ABCCLIO Database Suite (this includes American History, World History and Popular Culture)
173 searches
Oxford English Dictionary
1,621 searches
Gale Database Suite
5,688 searches
SIRS Issues Researcher
3,133 searches
TurnItIn Similarity Checker
7 instructors, 258 student submissions
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Library Programming Arts and Ideas Forums ● Ace Macalister on his trip to Ethiopia ● Dr. Mark Sprague on Careers in Healthcare ● Mike Rosenthal on Martin Luther King, Jr. ● Kathleen Foster on her film “Profiled” (part of the W.E.B. Dubois Speaker Series) ● Dan Bouvier and the students who went on the Nicaragua trip ● Dr. David Levering Lewis on W.E.B. Dubois (part of the W.E.B. Dubois Speaker Series) ● Lisken Van Pelt Dus and Friend Poetry Reading
Lunch Time Program Events ●
Harry Potter Trivia for Banned Books Week
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Give to Give Clothing Sale Spelling Bee Poetry Outloud SemiFinals Star Wars Trivia Board Games Bash Sports Trivia
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Showing of Oscar winning Animated Short Film “The Bear”
● The Office Trivia ●
Showing of Latin and Comparative Language projects
● Chess Tournament
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Final Thoughts & Goals Overall, this was a great year in the library. Over 28,000 students used the library this year, whether it be for a book, some technology, a place to study, meet with a group, or to attend on one of the many events sponsored by the library. This is a place that is for all staff and students. I look to maintain that positive atmosphere next year. Here are other goals for the 20162017 school year for the library: ● The physical space : looking to get more mobile shelving in the center space in order to reconfigure the space easily for speakers, lunches, meetings, etc. ● Technology: the library needs to be the place for the best technology tools and equipment. It can serve as an inspiration for staff and students on ways to not only incorporate technology in the classroom, but can make academic life easier. The equipment I have now does not do this. Faster equipment needed. ● Frequent fliers: look at ways to better address those students who are frequently out of class and take a “tour” through the library, often causing small disruptions, but also are not where they should be. This was something that was noted by the partners in the SelfStudy. ● Build more Professional Development opportunities through the library : each Tuesday, I send out a “Tuesday Tips” email with a tech tip and a book recommendation. These have been well received, I’d like to look at other ways to provide PD to teachers here in these small scale ways.
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