The Larned Middle School Library participated in Kansas Snapshot Day on November 18th to highlight typical library services. Out of 102 student surveys, the top reasons for using the library were checking out resources, homework help, and learning computer skills. Students requested more technology like 1:1 computers and iPads. Circulation totals for the month showed 465 books checked out to 5th graders and 493 to 6th graders. The library continued word of the day and genre relabelling programs to engage students.

1. LARNED MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY
NOVEMBER MONTHLY REPORT
GWEN LEHMAN, LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST JANICE KNEISLEY, LIBRARY ASSISTANT
Kansas Library Snapshot Day
Ever wonder what life is like on a typical day at the Larned
Middle School Library? Through the combined efforts of the
Kansas Library Association, the Kansas Association of
School Librarians and the State Library of Kansas, Kansas
Snapshot day was developed to highlight the services
provided by public, school and academic libraries on a daily
basis.
On November 18th, the LMS Library participated in the 2nd
Kansas Snapshot day. We provided students with a brief
survey and a small "Thank You" for their input. Out of 102
completed surveys, the top three reasons for using the
library are checking out resources, working on research and
homework, and learning new computer skills. We also
asked students what addition technology they would like
added in the future. The consensus was 1 to 1 computers
with the iPad being the preferred device.
Finally, we asked students what they wanted to tell us about
the library and library staff including any changes they think
we should make. Most students indicated that the library is
nice and has great books and librarians. The staff are
helpful and nice. One student even said, “Thanks!”
However, the top change they would like to see is more
technology and computers, preferably iPads. Other changes
included higher lexile books, more scary books and more
candy. One student also stated, “I think you should put all of
the torn up books in a box and let people have them to read
at home.”
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
IDENTITY
Program Highlights
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
• Taught 5th and 6th grade students how to save their documents to the server
during library skills time
• Visited Mrs. Smith’s morning classes and taught her 7th grade students how to
save to the server and some tips and shortcuts on the new laptops
• Created a trivia bulletin board for the month. For every 4 questions the
students answered correctly, they received a piece of candy. If students
answered all the trivia questions correctly, they received a book.
• The Word of the Day contest was such a success, that we have continued the
program on a regular basis. A new winner is drawn every 2 weeks and
students can enter daily by using the word of the day correctly in a sentence.
• Only 1/4 of the fiction section is left to complete our genre relabeling project.
• 11 new items were added to the library collection
• Students are beginning to come to the library before and after school to
answer trivia questions and explore new computer programs

3. Data Snapshots
7th & 8th
LMS LIBRARY STATISTICS, NOVEMBER 2010 Graders Visit
Total Circulation 1469
the LHS Book
Fair
5th Grade Circulation 465
6th Grade Circulation 493
7th Grade Circulation 102
8th Grade Circulation 143
Other 266
Card Catalog Total Page Hits 1104
Kan-ed Application Usage Totals 12
Filled Denied/Cancelled
Total Resource Requests 44 2
Desktop Computers in Library 3 0
Laptop Computers 34 2
TV/DVD/Video 1 0
Multimedia Cart 2 0
Other 4 0