The Library @ MMRHSEnd of Year Report

2010-2011

Prepared by Kara Staunton-Shron

Library Media Specialist

A Year of Change

This was a year of change in the library, and rebranding the facility as the information center of the school.

New flexible floor plan instituted along with new shelving.

Many new technologies brought into the library.

Most importantly, more students accessed the library.

Library Usage

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Library Usage Analysis

March was by the far biggest month in terms of students in the library. This is a result most likely of there being no vacations that month and it being the end of third quarter.

The number of classes served is around the same as last year (357 in 2011, 344 in 2010). However, the new floor plan allows the library to be open to other students when a class is in. Thus, an increase in the number of students using the library.

The English and Social Studies departments are the biggest users of the library.

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Book Acquisitions

444 Books were added to the collection this year.

There are about 150 more books to be cataloged and added to the collection, but running the library solo has left little time for cataloging.

Eric Wilska at The Bookloft was incredibly generous and donated many new titles to the library throughout the year. It has created a wonderful community partnership.

Electronic Resources

Huge changes in the library technologically: 2 New Macbooks added for video editing, both

loaded with iMovie, one with Final Cut Pro 10 new flat screen monitors for the desktops 8 new laptops 50” flat screen TV added for running

announcements 4 cameras purchased (3 Flip, 1 Sanyo) 3 Kindles added to the collection

Electronic Resources

The library has subscriptions to the following electronic databases: Gale Infotrac (through MA Library System) NoodleTools Oxford English Dictionary Facts on File SIRS

Electronic Resources

A new library webpage was started this year with links to class pathfinder pages and databases.

Links by departments is coming. The webpage can be viewed at:

http://sites.google.com/site/monumentmountainlibrary/

Grants and Budget

Much of the technology was purchased through grants and endowments. New monitors for desktops: The Student Senate

Tag Sale Fund Flat screen TV: Donated by a family Macbooks, Video Editing software, and Kindles:

endowed by Lisa Baldwin and the Kapteyn Fund Flip video cameras came out of the library

budget

Program Highlights

Chess and Checkers Tournaments – a huge success! Hundreds of students and staff participated

Program Highlights: Arts and Ideas Forums

Gil Jackson: Cherokee Language Bobby Houston: Filmmaker and Academy

Award winner for his documentary Mighty Times: The Children’s March

Eric Stoner: from the group Waging Non-Violence sharing stories from his time in Afghanistan

The Interlopers: a student band for a musical Arts and Ideas

Program Highlights

WISE PresentationsFreshman Awards CeremonyPoetry Outloud Grade Level

FinalsNational Spanish Exam

Book Clubs

Faculty Book Club read:Under the Dome by Stephen KingFreedom by Jonathan FranzenThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle by

David WrobelewskiMe Talk Pretty One Day by David

Sedaris

Book Club

The Student Book Club was a great success – growing to 18 students by the end of the year

Due to funding by the Kapteyn fund and School Center, Inc., each student was able to have their own book

We read: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Room by Emma Donoghue Everything Matters by Ron Currie, Jr.

Student Book Club

Professional Development The library hosted a series of mini-workshops on ways to

integrate technology and library resources into the curriculum.

The topics were: Ten Minute Tip #1:  Beyond Powerpoint: Animoto, Prezi, and Glogster  Ten Minute Tip #2: Streaming Video Sites and How to Splice a YouTube

Video  Ten Minute Tip #3: Ways to Use Flip Video Cameras in the Classroom  Ten Minute Tip #4: Organizing Research: NoodleTools and Evernote  Ten Minute Tip #5: Google Tips and Tricks  Ten Minute Tip #6: How To Do Voice Narration and Recordings

These can be accessed via the library website at: http://sites.google.com/site/monumentmountainlibrary/homepage/ten-minute-tips

Goals for 2011-2012 With the coming of student wireless access, I need to be able to

have the library be on their computers. This means: Finalize the library webpage Upgrade to a web-based catalog such as Follett Destiny

Continue to build a culture of reading at Monument through the faculty and student book clubs

Build collaborative lessons with teachers on research and information literacy skills, making the library not just a place for classes to come to use the computers but also a place for instruction. This requires coming up with a better “classroom” space within

the library. That space is currently right by the main entrance to the library and it can be disruptive with people coming and going.