2012-2013 your B-F Libraries
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2012-2013
YOUR B-F LIBRARIES
The libraries are always thinking of new ways to provide interest in books and reading as well as Information Literacy in general.
Some things work, some don’t, but we love to try something
new!
ANDERSON LIBRARY
Many a new book from the Box Tops collected like mad
and 2 memorial funds this year;
Chloris Stoll and Brie Carl’s uncle.
A continuation of Literacy Push! a monthly visit by Bondurant Community Library staff and I into the classrooms of kindergarten and first graders promoting vocabulary, nonfiction and silliness.Our 3rd year.
The Anderson Library has many ‘pockets’ of great reading materials for early readers!
JNF (Junior Non Fiction) JNF Balloon Books Beginning Chapter Books *Ch. R (Chapter Readers)
*New this year
We celebrated National Library Week this year for the first time in a long time.
Something about books, fun and food.
You can’t beat it.
Bundling Books Baby!
A new opportunity for staff.Bundles of Books delivered
directly to your door that aid in whatever you are doing in your
curriculum!
ANDERSON
ELEMENTA
RY
LIBRARY
STATS
8,046 items11 items per
studentAverage age
1997
ANDERSON
ELEMENTA
RY
LIBRARY
STATS
8,046 items11 items per
studentAverage age
1997Caldecott, Newbery, Coretta Scott King
award titles and Early Reader/Beginning Chapter Books
Remember these statistics in planning for a new elementary school.
B-F M
IDDLE
SCHOOL
A display of the Little Rock Nine – enrichment of the homeroom curriculum Life sized people. An attempt to make the situation and historicalsignificance real to the students.
Our 2nd Annual March Madness – A vote for your favorite book series! Free throw competitions aid in whittling down the list until only 2 series are left to choose between.
(really a brainchild of Mrs. Braun)
An interdisciplinary project with the read aloud book, Seedfolks for all 7th and some 8th graders. Their choice of projects follow.
http://theseedfolksproject.weebly.com
Phyllis Yager Memorial Teaching Grant Award
All 5th and 6th graders received three weeks of Internet Safety
instruction following their introduction to their own school email account.
I think this has been highly successful.
Displays, displays, displays.Get books in front of students to view.
Paper Airplanes!
MIDDLE
SCHOOL
LIBRARY
STATS
6,991 items
15 items per student
Average age 2000
The Middle School library has been weeded heavily in the nonfiction section.
I mentioned this to the superintendent.
I developed a proposal.
I asked for $4,000 for new materials.
$4,000 means 355 new titles of mainly nonfiction
delightful!
B-F H
IGH S
CHOOL
LIBRARY
New to the library from the Party of Blue Jays
The HS Library tries to help students with…
…editing papers…scholarship applications…finding books…struggling readers…disinterested readers…students looking for a quiet place to read or study
“Motivate and work towards academic
excellence”
Photos and displays of all students and articles in the Altoona Herald Index –
Ongoing cool supportive activity
B-F Sportsvision – the library showed footage of home team sports before school in March in an effort to get kids to step inside the library and support school spirit –
(Really a brainchild of Mr. Skinner)
Always a popular fall event.
The Hawkeyes do win this game…
HS Book Cart promo – a cart with a display of books will be wheeled into any classroom that requests it. Students can check out directly from the cart
Book Hooks – book promos posted on bright colors to provide interest and information. Very popular!
An additional discussion with the superintendent brought about….
NEW NOOKS for the HS Library!
6 color NOOKS available in the library for student use!
6 black and white NOOKS to be used for reading award
books!
HIGH S
CHOOL
LIBRARY
STATS
4,769 items
10 items per student
Average age 2003
Educator of the Year Award
A funky bookshelf has been added to B-F Schools in honor or DeeAnn Johnson.New games are available for kids to play in the library.
Urban parabands and Banangrams, chess and checkers sets were also purchased with the monies for the High School Library
B-F Little Free Libraries - Year 2
The B-F Libraries developed a B-F Library Advisory
Committee this year. An instrumental part of material development, selection and
connection with the Iowa Common Core.
We will be ready for the Dept. of Ed visit next year.
AND WHO KNOWS WHAT NEXT YEAR WILL BRING IN THE B-F LIBRARIES…