Lms oct 2010
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The Larned Middle School library monthly report summarizes activities in October. It discusses the William Allen White book award program and ceremony, including taking 3 students to the event. It also notes the addition of new laptops and books to the collection, attendance at a library conference, and word of the day and book circulation statistics.
Lms oct 2010
- 1. LARNED MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY OCTOBER MONTHLY REPORT GWEN LEHMAN, LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST JANICE KNEISLEY, LIBRARY ASSISTANT WAW Award Ceremony Each school year, LMS students are introduced to the William Allen White (WAW) Book Nominees for the current year. These books have been chosen as some of the best written for their age group. Students have from mid-October until April 15th sleepover. Any student who Emporia, KS for the to read the nominated books and reads and writes a book sleepover. Students were vote for their favorite. The review for every title from able to swim and play winning titles are announced a their grade level will be able basketball, fussball and pool. few days following the voting and to attend the ceremony and They also participated in a awards are presented to the sleepover free of charge. Q&A session with the winning authors in the fall. At winning authors, Cynthia This October Ms. Lehman Larned Middle School, any took 3 eligible students to the Kadohata and Barbara student who reads and writes a WAW Award Ceremony and O'Connor. After a brief book review on at least 2 WAW sleep, we woke early to sleepover. On October 1st book nominees from their grade attend the author signing at the group traveled to the level is eligible to attend the recreational center in (cont. on pg.2) WAW Award Ceremony and Mission The Larned Middle School Library will be an inviting, user-friendly hub providing opportunities for active, engaging and challenging learning for students and staff through various media resources, programming and collaboration. The LMS Library will provide a quality program that will enable students to be lifelong learners Kaitlynn meets author Cynthia and enhance the curriculum and A little pie for breakfast? Kadohata technology standards of Larned Middle School.
- 2. LMS LIBRARY INTERNET IDENTITY Program Highlights Card Catalog: Allows students and staff to search the collection at school or home--http://98.172.116.52/ simple/? sessionid=1NYR545AQ36404 832 LMS Library Website: General information on library policies & procedures, programs and Teen Advisory Group--http:// www.usd495.net/ 1507201712277/site/ default.asp • Mrs. Kneisley ran a Word of the Day contest. If students used the word of the day correctly in a sentence, their name was entered in a drawing for a prize at the end of the week. • New laptop cart and computers arrived at the middle school during Parent/ Teacher Conferences. The new laptops were available for checkout the last week of October. • Sixteen new titles were added to the library collection during the month. • Ms. Lehman attended the Kansas Association of School Librarians Conference in Junction City and come back with new ideas to promote books and incorporate more technology with the students of LMS. WAW continued... the Emporia State University Memorial Union. Our students were among the first 10 to get their books signed by both authors. Following the book signing, the students participated in various activities at the student union. The morning concluded with the actual award ceremony where the authors were presented the WAW Award for their books.
- 3. Data Snapshots LMS LIBRARY STATISTICS, SEPTEMBER 2010 Total Circulation 1966 5th Grade Circulation 629 6th Grade Circulation 622 7th Grade Circulation 147 8th Grade Circulation 157 Other 411 Card Catalog Total Page Hits 1944 Kan-ed Application Usage Totals 66 Filled Denied Total Resource Requests Unable to obtain due to program error For more pictures see the video on the LMS Library Website accessible through the district website Writing letters to favorite WAW authors Sticky Bubbles