The Creekview High School library's November 2009 monthly report highlighted several program successes, including the addition of new magazine subscriptions and students using technology like text messaging and presentation tools in their research. Over 3,000 students visited the library that month for class sessions, research, and circulation of nearly 1,000 items. Database usage was high, and the library collaborated on research guides with various teachers.

1. CREEKVIEW
THE UNQUIET LIBRARY
HIGH
SCHOOL
NOVEMBER 2009 MONTHLY REPORT
Buffy Hamilton, School Librarian
Roxanne Johnson, School Librarian
Tammy Beasley, Library Clerk
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2. My research has made
a very big difference to
Program Highlights me. I can actually say
that I have changed
November featured the debut of five for the better. I have
additional magazine/news subscriptions
based on student requests, including Runner’s
never had such a life
World, Buckmaster, Georgia Farmers’ Market changing research
Bulletin, Fast Company, and MAKE. topic and this
Ms. Pickart’s seniors enjoyed the experience definitely has changed
of using text messaging to participate in our
Poll Everywhere activity that kicked off our my life. I couldn’t
mini-lesson on Senior Project research. believe how much this
Ms. Lester’s students enjoyed being research project
introduced to the powerful principles of
“presentation zen” for creating and delivering
affected me. It
effective presentations based on abstract definitely forced me to
images. look at myself and
Sophomore and senior students learned made me ask myself
about the power of Google Search tools like
Google Wonder Wheel, Google Alerts, Google
what I could do better
News, and other advanced Google search in my life to help
strategies. impact other people. I
Our library shares a heartfelt thanks to our feel that this research
school PTA for their generous donation of
$500 to our library program! that I have done will
Sophomore students continued to build their make a huge
skills in working with Google Sites for learning difference to others
portfolios.
because they too will
Students can now see two additional RSS
themed tutorial videos to our library YouTube see what they can do
Channel at to help others. I hope
http://www.youtube.com/user/theunquietlib that by reading my
rary
essay, others will
decide to devote their
time and life to helping
those that are in need.
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Nicole T., 10th grade student

3. Data Snapshots
The Unquiet Library Statistics, November 2009
Number of Class Sessions Served 146
Number of Student Visitors 3246
(Morning, Lunch, Afternoon Hours)
Total Circulation 954
9th Grade Circulation 382
10th Grade Circulation 186
11th Grade Circulation 208
12th Grade Circulation 178
Total GALE Databases Sessions 6598
Gale Virtual Reference Library 2989
GALE Discovering Collection 678
Gale Opposing Viewpoints 255
Gale Literature Resource Center 1748
Gale Global Issues in Context 365
Gale History Resource Center, 43
World
Gale History Resource Center, U.S. 63
The Unquiet Library Blog 12,199
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4. Collaborative Lessons
Learning Activities/Instructional Research Pathfinder Collaborative
Instructional Partner(s)
Issues in Africa, 10th Literature/Composition Ms. Lester
http://www.theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/africa-researchproject
Presentation Zen, 10th Literature/Composition Ms. Lester
http://www.theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/presentationzen
American Author Research Project, 11th American Ms. Carden
Literature/Composition
http://www.theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/carden-amauthors
Senior Project, 12th AP British Literature/Composition Ms. Pickart
http://www.theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/pickart-seniorproject
Senior Project, 12th British Literature/Composition Mr. Sapere
http://www.theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/sapere-seniors
Emily Dickinson Study, 11th Honors American Literature/Composition Ms. Pickart
http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/emilydickinson2009
ABCs of European Culture, World History Mr. Martin
http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/smartin-abc
Mind Altering Drugs, Psychology Mr. Hunsucker
http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/hunsuncker-drugs
Iran and Nuclear Weapons, Current Events Mr. Foster
http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/iran-nuclearweapons
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