Program highlights, monthly statistics and pics

1. LARNED
MIDDLE
August 2010
Monthly Report
SCHOOL
LIBRARY
Gwen Lehman, School Librarian
Janice Kneisley, Library Assistant
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.

2. LMS LIBRARY
INTERNET Program Highlights
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
Student Library Orientations--Students learned about changes in library guidelines and
checkout policies. They also learned about the William Allen White Program. Details are
available on the School Library Website (http://www.usd495.net/1507201712277/blank/
browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=54853)
Yearly Goals were established and shared with staff and students.
Complete the LMS Policy and Procedure Manual on a wiki for public viewing--
along with the library policies and procedures, this manual will contain video
tutorials to be utilized in training new library staff and TAs
Promote the new and ongoing programs and resources available to the staff
and students
Complete the library website set-up, including both static and non-static
Begin work on shifting the library shelving into a Book Store model
Continue to develop and promote collaboration with the teachers to help
enhance student learning opportunities
Library staff began work on shifting to the book store model in the fiction section. All
books in the fiction section will be labeled and grouped according to their genre type. We
are also using a face out display to promote various book titles.

3. Data Snapshots
LMS LIBRARY STATISTICS, AUGUST 2009
Total Circulation 747
5th Grade Circulation 300
6th Grade Circulation 176
7th Grade Circulation 74
8th Grade Circulation 48
Staff Circulation 149
Card Catalog Total Page Hits 701
Kan-ed Application Usage Totals 10
Atomic Learning 3
4Kids 3
Gale Junior Edition 1
netTrekker d.i. Kan-ed 1
KidsInfoBits 1
4Teachers 1
Total Resource Requests 13
Desktops Computers in Library 2
Laptop Computers 10
Multimedia Cart (Projector, DVD/VCR, Speakers) 1
Banned Book Week (9/25 - 10/2)
Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual
event celebrating the freedom to read
Coming Soon
and the importance of the First
Amendment. Held during the last week
of September, Banned Books Week Book
highlights the benefits of free and open
access to information while drawing Bundles
attention to the harms of censorship by
spotlighting actual or attempted bannings
of books across the United States.--from
the ALA website