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1. Northside College Preparatory High School
City of Chicago SD 299
Chicago, IL

2. A CPS
Selective
Enrollment
School,
and…

3. … #1 high
school in
the state of
Illinois.

6. 1086 students
• 39.8% White
• 5.5% Black
• 23% Hispanic
• 27.1% Asian
• 3.3% two or more races
• 34.8% low income

7. View from the stairwell
The library

8. Janet
Murray

9. Library hours:
7AM-5PM
• 1.25 hours
before school
• Come & go
during lunch
periods
• 1.5 hours after
school

10. • Over 17,000
books
• 5 daily
newspapers
• Over 40
magazine
subscriptions

11. test prep guides

12. To the right
of the
circulation
desk…
fiction

13. 2nd floor

15. “the cemetery”

16. Not quite a lab,
not quite a
classroom
space…
from 4
days
ago…

17. CPS collection
development
Janet’s desk policy
Library Journal
CPS Framework
for Teaching:
Companion Guide
CPS Framework
for Teacher
Librarians

18. AV Room
VHS &
DVDs
Bookstore
labels
Prayer space

19. Textbook Manager

20. Janet’s instruction
Northside-purchased databases
• Columbia International Affairs
Online
CPS-provided databases • JSTOR
• ABC-CLIO • Project MUSE
• Access World News
• Encyclopedia Brittanica Online
• OCLC First Search
• Gale Student Resources in Northside-purchased subscriptions
Context • The Economist
• Teen Health & Wellness • The New York Times
• Gale Virtual Reference Library • The Wall Street Journal
• LitFinder • Foreign Affairs
• Foreign Policy
• Harper’s Magazine

22. Enliven the cemetery
• “Reference”: eliminate!
• Computer carrels: eliminate!
• Add in more comfy seating, tables +
chairs
• Collaboration tables, instructional
space, and more..
• Poll students & teachers: what could
we do with this space?
Find other ways to collaborate
• Reach out to teachers… again.
• Provide “Advanced Database” workshops.