Annual Report 2018-19

WHS LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT

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9 MISSION

The mission of the Windham High School Library is to promote literacy, learning, critical thinking, and the educated use of information and resources to all students so that they may successfully learn and compete in an information-rich world.

Windham High School Library

406 Gray Rd, Windham, ME

207-892-1810 x2134

LEADERSHIP

teach information literacy in different content areas
promote reading via Book Walks, Book Club, and BookIt! initiative
conference with students one-to-one to ensure deeper understanding

HOW WE HELP STUDENTS

collaborate to create authentic and robust lesson plans
curate information and resources that are readily accessible
participate in department meetings to provide input and feedback as needed

HOW WE HELP TEACHERS

CIRCULATION & COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT

TOP 10 CIRCULATED TITLES

Everything, Everything
The Fault in Our Stars
The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend
Claire of the Sea Light
Turtles All the Way Down
Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel
The Art of Racing in the Rain
The Impossible Knife of Memory
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
City of Bones

ITEMS CHECKED OUT

4839

INTER- LIBRARY LOAN

33 STUDENT SIGN-INS

13,655

ITEMS ADDED TO COLLECTION

552 COLLECTION ANALYSIS

According to standards adopted by other states, our collection is large yet old. We are continuously working to update it as resources allow.

WHS AT RISK BASIC EXEMPLARY

Total # of library items 16,633 11,550 13,650 15,750

Number of items per student 17.1 11 13 15

Age of fiction collection 1998 1996 1999 2001

Age of non-fiction collection 1991 2006 2009 2011

Age of total collection 1995 2002 2005 2007

CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

NUMBER OF CLASSES RECEIVING DIRECT INSTRUCTION MONTHLY

SEPT OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY

31 20 4 13 10 10 22 25 26

ONE-ON-ONE STUDENT/LIBRARIAN MEETINGS

3 18 17 5 5 7 51 42 41

TOTAL NUMBER OF CLASSES TAUGHT IN ALL CONTENT

AREAS COMBINED

FRESHMEN 624

SOPHOMORES 186

JUNIORS 281

SENIORS 118

NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE RESEARCH LESSON

FRESHMEN 207

SOPHOMORES 133

JUNIOR 147

SENIORS 87

21ST-CENTURY SKILLS AND THE LIBRARY

21st-Century Skills

Click here to see how the library can help teachers and students meet 21st-century skills!

Click on the buttons to see examples. Hover over each content area on the Class Guide page to view our webpages for various projects/lessons!

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES

CLASS GUIDES SAMPLE CURRICULUM GUIDE SAMPLE LESSON PLAN

TECHNOLOGY & ONLINE RESOURCES

DATABASE USE

GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY

Retrievals

5144

SCIENCE IN CONTEXT

Retrievals

788 CLASSROOM VIDEO ON DEMAND

Retrievals

2,291

NEW DATABASES

Digital Literacy

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New resources for our students

TEEN TECH WEEK! MARCH 11 - 15, 2019

Featured a Tech Take Apart Station

Outdated or irreparable tech devices were made available for students to disassemble.

Students were encouraged to:

*See what was inside equipment we use or have used

*See the changes that have occurred over the years

*Create art with parts

*Repurpose parts

*Have fun taking things apart!

READING & LITERACY

We celebrated National Poetry Month in April. Activities included Poem in a Pocket, Blackout Poetry, and magnetic poetry. The students loved it!

Our Book It! initiative

has been a great success thanks to many of our dedicated teachers who have found time during their busy classes to

have students read quietly.

The library hosts both a student and a staff book club. We feel it's important for kids and adults to set time aside to read.

Students have access to their summer reading assignments via the library website. They can check books out here before they leave or at the Windham Public Library over the summer. Click here to read about the importance of summer reading and combatting the summer slide.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & GOALS

Professional Development - Received

This year, the librarians attended:

MassCUE 2-day conference
MASL Fall Forum
MASL Spring Symposium

Professional Development - Provided

4th-annual Books, Bytes, and Bagels event (Click on our poster to read about it in the Windham Eagle!)
8th-grade teacher instruction - We taught information literacy skills to facilitate students' transition to high school
Mission Possible - We each held three sessions for teachers to learn and practice research skills and tools (click on the image to check out our resources!)