Library PresentationJODI BENATOVICH, LIBRARIAN

Library Programs2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR

Pembroke Intermediate School

Genre Project

• Ongoing project to organize fiction books by genre:• Mystery• Fantasy• Realistic fiction etc.

• Based on model at use at HS

Other projects

• Book swap, April 2014

• Read to Ride, grades 3-5

• Time for Kids Fundraiser

• Googledoc spreadsheets for computer lab and cart sign out (new this year!)

Pembroke Primary School

Back Room Reorganization

• Cleared out 333 VHS tapes (donated to Goodwill)

• New organization of resources• Created upstairs reading room,

Fountas & Pinell levels L-R• Google Doc Sign out sheet for

reading room and computers

Other projects

• Read to Ride

• Hit the Books with the Batavia Muckdogs

• Summer reading partnership with Corfu Free Library

• Time for Kids fundraiser

Pembroke Primary School

Author Visit

• Nancy Carlson

• November 22, 2013

Primary School Nonfiction

“Ditch Dewey”

• Summer of 2013 reorganized Nonfiction section based on:• Research and findings of other

libraries• CCLS• Intention of increasing circulation

of nonfiction• Increasing functionality of

nonfiction area and making students more self-sufficient

Primary Nonfiction Reorganization• Books are organized by

subjects• Each book has picture and

words instead of a number• Students have ease of

access• Increased nonfiction

circulation• Students can find their own

materials

Current Primary Statistics: Book check-in

Fiction Nonfiction

5/2/14 7 35

5/27/14 5 27

5/30/14 13 34

Primary Circulation • Fiction circulation used to

exceed nonfiction circulation 2 to 1

• New CCLS curriculum stresses nonfiction reading

• Nonfiction reorganization has increased circulation from that area to 5 to 1, in favor of nonfiction

Current Primary Statistics: Book check-out5/30/14 Fiction Nonfiction

1st Grade 4 19

2nd Grade 3 17

2nd Grade 8 10

• Students are taking more nonfiction than fiction

• Last year, students leaned toward fiction

• Students are more able to:• Find resources they want to

read about in nonfiction after the reorganization

• Feel more motivated to search independently

• Can better utilize their book checkout time with limited help

Pembroke Intermediate SchoolA 4th grade student talks about the problems with the nonfiction section.

Intermediate Circulation Statistics6/2/14 Fiction Nonfiction4th 19 35th 14 76th 3 06/3/14 Fiction Nonfiction4th 14 25th 10 16th 10 1

Intermediate Circulation Statistics5/14/14 Fiction Nonfiction4th Grade 20 46th Grade 7 15/28/14 Fiction Nonfiction3rd Grade 15 64th Grade 10 66th Grade 3 05/29/14 Fiction Nonfiction4th Grade 8 55th Grade 10 36th Grade 7 0

• Currently, circulation at the Intermediate school favors fiction

• Students find the nonfiction section cumbersome and difficult to find what they want

• They can use the OPAC, but can’t find what they need on the shelves

Primary vs. Intermediate Statistics

Intermediate school Primary School

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

05

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FictionNonfiction

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

05

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FictionNonfiction

How Nonfiction Works!Watch a second grade student find the book she is looking for with no help!!

Upcoming possibilities• Submitting proposal to

present at the upcoming AASL national conference in Columbus, OH in November 2015!