Year Summary

My first as a school librarian has come to a close! What a great year. Here is a summary of my accomplishments. 

Library Mission: The Library’s mission is to congruently support both student learning and treatment goals by providing access to a variety of reading, viewing and listening materials with a focus on instilling a lifelong love of reading.

Library Goals:

1. Support students by providing individualized materials based on interest and comprehension ability.
2. Support teaching teams with the resources they need to enrich student learning.
3. Support clinical teams with resources that engage and enlighten student healing.
4. Support administrative teams by providing proof that library funding is being used to improve student outcomes.

2014-2015 Library statistics

• The library circulated ~25 books /week.
• The library gave away 250+ books to students through Read Across America and Holiday programs.
• 60+ classes were taught by the librarian.
• 1 student authored book was published and added to the library collection.
• Almost 11 million words were read by students participating in the Million Word Challenge.
• 4 students became the libraries first team of library volunteers.
• The library secured $700+ worth of library equipment through a partnership with a local private school .
• Delivered 4 boxes of books to unit book shelves.