Gwen Lehman, the library media specialist at Larned Middle School, created a monthly report for April detailing activities in the library. Students learned library skills by creating genre posters, taking pictures to represent various genres, and designing posters using iPhoto and Comic Life. The posters were emailed to teachers and library staff.

1. LARNED MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY
APRIL MONTHLY REPORT
GWEN LEHMAN, LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST JANICE KNEISLEY, LIBRARY ASSISTANT
Creating Genre Posters
For our final library skill lesson, the students
created Genre Posters. Students reviewed
the different types of genre and
brainstormed what pictures they could take
to represent the various genres. Students
also learned some picture taking techniques.
Next, the students were partnered up and
given a genre through a random drawing
process. Working with their partner,
students completed a storyboard to plan out
the pictures they wanted to take for their
genre. They spent one library session going
around the school and taking their pictures.
During their last two library sessions, the
students learned how to upload their
pictures into iPhoto, edit their photos and
create a Comic Life poster for their genre.
The poster had to include their photos, their
genre title and their names.
After they completed their posters, students
learned how to save their product as a pdf
and attach it to an email. Students emailed
their final product to the library staff and
their teachers. We then printed a color copy
of their poster to use with our new genre
locations in the library.

2. LMS LIBRARY
INTERNET
IDENTITY
Card Catalog: Allows
students and staff to search
the collection at school or
home--http://98.172.116.52/
simple/?
sessionid=1NYR545AQ36404
832
LMS Library Website:
General information on
library policies & procedures,
programs and Teen Advisory
Group--http://
www.usd495.net/
1507201712277/site/
default.asp
Mission
The Larned Middle
School Library will be an
inviting, user-friendly hub
providing opportunities
for active, engaging and
challenging learning for
students and staff
through various media
resources, programming
and collaboration. The
LMS Library will provide
a quality program that
will enable students to
be lifelong learners and
enhance the curriculum
and technology
standards of Larned
Middle School.

3. Data Snapshots
LMS LIBRARY STATISTICS, APRIL 2011
Total Circulation 1362
5th Grade Circulation 242
6th Grade Circulation 426
7th Grade Circulation 81
8th Grade Circulation 93
Other 520
Card Catalog Total Page Hits 479
Kan-ed Application Usage Totals 21
Filled Denied
Total Resource Requests 56 1
Computer(s): Library Desktops 1 0
Computer(s): Laptops 47 1
Multi-media Cart/Projector 3 0
TV with DVD/VCR 0 0
Video Camera/Camcorder 0 0
Other 5 0
Using
Computers
before
school