The Oak Park and River Forest High School Library monthly report summarizes activities for August and September 2013. New online research guides replaced printed handouts. The library collection moved from print to electronic references. The third floor was redesigned as a new instructional space. Students displayed book reviews and street art. Over 100 summer school classes visited the library for instruction, guest speakers, and air conditioning. The librarian collaborated on research guides and booktalks for various classes. Database usage statistics are included.

1. Oak Park and River Forest
High School Library
August 27 – September 30, 2013 Monthly Report

2. Highlights
New LibGuides replace Pathfinders to
provide improved research instruction

3. Highlights
New Gale Virtual Reference Webpage Redesign
Library (moving from print to electronic
reference collection)

4. Highlights
3rd floor library new instructional space and redesign

5. Highlights
Student Book Review Street Art Book Display

6. Highlights
Abe 2013 Reading Program

7. Highlights – Summer School
 An impressive 107 classes came to the library during the 14 days the library was
open -- an average of 7.6 classes per day. Most classes came to the library to use
computers and for library instruction (accessing databases, creating power point
and Prezi presentations, compiling Works Cited pages, etc.). However, not all
classes were here for library instruction/computer use.
• Stan Faust’s two classes came for historical fiction/narrative biography booktalks .
• One large group of Special Education classes came to hear Officer Troy Fields who
offered an informative and engaging safety presentation.
• Seventeen Health classes came to hear guest speakers Melody and Claudaniel
Fabien present two programs (4 sessions each day) about: (1) Healthy
Relationships and Choices, and (2) STDs.
• Three Health classes came to hear guest speakers Kiva Niceweb and Chris Ptak
from Sarah’s Inn about “Abusive Relationships and Date Rape.” They premiered a
video made by some OPRF students about a fictional abusive relationship that
generated lively discussions.
 (The above statistic does not include the 4 brief library tours, the four classes that came to library for
the air-conditioning at the beginning of summer school, or the two Drivers Ed classes that came to
watch a film because welding activity above their classroom created noxious fumes.)

8. Collaboration (LibGuide made for the following)
 Smith – Scientist Research (books pulled)
 Pena – Research Skills
 Dennis – Research Skills
 Dennis – Capital Punishment (books pulled)
 Bardo – Complaint Letters
 Dennis – Marijuana (books pulled)
 Smith – Betta Fish Lab
 Walter – Holden’s Slang Wiki project
 Freshman Library Orientation
 Hennings – Biomedical Research
 Collins – Art Foundations – Masks

9. Collaboration
 Booktalks for Myers’s Sophomore English
 Booktalks for Dove Hunter’s Sophomore English
 Booktalks for Ramilo’s Read 180
 Booktalk for Fawn Donatucci’s class
 Booktalk for Peggy Markey’s class
 Booktalk for Porri’s Elements of Reading
 Book Cart for Lindy Novoty’s Silhouette Project
 Ganschow – American Indian Mascot Project
(database instruction)

10. Library Stats

11. Database Stats (# of searches)

12. Database Stats (# of searches)

13. Database Stats (# of searches)