Year-End Report MHHSE Library

Improve communication with teachers regarding materials and services Goals Objectives: Monthly library newsletter – sometimes bimonthly Vary methods of communication – sent & print communications when feasible Χ“Breakfast with Books” – no time + way more students in AM bus duty! Receiver

Improve marketing of library materials and programming to students Goals Objectives: Continue Freshman orientations and class visits in August Create more marketing materials (Facebook, Twitter), programs – Early Childhood Literacy – could still do more here, difficult with time constraints Displays – 2 nd floor Summer Reading display, maybe cafeteria next year Hey kids! Check out these books!

Goals Continue to increase circulation of books to students Goal of at least 5,000 student book circulations 456 more circs than Objectives: Marketing efforts should boost circulation More New Books! (372 more new books added compared to last year – mostly due to grants and donations ) New East Reads Posters (39 new posters made) 8,021 student book circulations this year!! = 3,477 more circs than last year!!

Circulations of Books to Students 8,021 student book circulations this year!! = 3,477 more circs than last year!! I credit increased visits by classes AND purchase of student-requested materials.

Increase percentage of students checking out books from the library Goals Goal of at least 70% of students checking out at least 1 book. Objectives: ΧGather data about our “non-readers” to pinpoint marketing to these students – not formally, but talked with specific students in classes that visited regularly ΧBooktalk in classes with many “non- readers” – more on individual basis SSR training for teachers – through newsletter Only 51% of students checked out at least 1 book school year. 64% of students checked out at least 1 book school year

Students with 5+ Circulations Students who chose to read, read MORE!

Goals 900s – History & Geography books -1,202 books = 1,547 total items Raised Avg. © from 1970 to s – General Works + 4 books – 43 books = 53 total items Raised Avg. © from 1984 to 1987 Continue to weed and develop target sections. 100s – Philosophy & Psychology + 28 books – 62 books = 221 total items Raised Avg. © from 1984 to 1988

Fundraisers Recycle America (ink cartridges) = $34.20 Fall = $119 Spring = $423 Also sold a few used books during this fundraiser = $25.65 (~$40 less than last year) Lost count of actual # chip bags this year, but… $100 check in January, should get another check in June for at least another $100 Fines Collected = $ (as of 4/30/2013)

East High supporters who linked their ValuCards raised $ last year!! We purchased 68 books requested by students and teachers with these funds

Dollar General Grant I Choose to Read - $2,000 Worked with Hazelwood/Hill, Gwinn 2 nd periods and Osborn English I Repeat classes to select one fiction and one nonfiction title for each student. Students who read 5 books by end of year could select 2 more books to be purchased. Difficult to measure progress due to time constraints implementing regular checkout, in-class reading time, and then reorganization of classes that split up original groups of students. Of the 54 students originally participating, 30 students read 5 or more books by the end of the school year, based on circulation records. Purchased 192 books total with these funds During 2 nd semester, used remainder of funds to purchase books requested by any student in the school. Lots of requests from McDermid’s English II & IV classes and Styles’s English II classes in particular.

Meritor Donation $1,000 Purchased 79 titles requested by students and teachers. WalMart Foundation Grant $1,000 from Sam’s #6572 Purchased 99 books requested by individual students. Saved $ to purchase requests in August. Purchased more new books (mostly hardcover) from various vendors with the Meritor Donation and more used books (including more paperbacks) from Amazon with the Walmart Grant.

HCBOE Funding Last year, we received $5,967 from HCBOE ($4.21 per student based on 1416 – Nov enrollment) Added 746 books and 30 AV materials = $13, value This year, we received $4,240 from HCBOE ($2.99 per student based on 1417 – Nov enrollment) Added 1,118 books and 2 AV materials = $18, value Total # materials added each year includes those purchased with grant funds and donations

Goals Promote informational materials supporting Common Core integration. Create Narrative Nonfiction Resource List on Destiny For now, recommend nonfiction from ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound 2009 list Feature at least 1 Narrative Nonfiction title and one informative website in each monthly newsletter.

Maintain or increase current levels of student circulations (8,021 circs ) Goals Student input for new books! Teacher encouragement to visit library! Individually & as a class! Teacher encouragement to read! Large % of funds spent on student requests! Display new book pics (& student pics with their picks) on 2 nd floor & in cafeteria! What they want/need. What we “think” they want/need.

Goals Increase percentage of students checking out books from the library. Goal of at least 70% of students checking out at least 1 book (achieved 64% ) Offer voluntary SSR training to teachers to encourage this practice in more classrooms. Offer 1 on 1 or departmental training in addition to tips via monthly newsletter. Survey interests & attitudes of last year’s “non-readers” — address with purchases & policies Encourage more teachers to set up regular biweekly checkout visits for their classes.

Goals Continue to weed and develop target sections. 700s – Art, Sports, Music & Misc. Recreation (avg. © 1977) – need 976 books = $26, s – Language (avg. © 1982) – need 237 books = $6, Biography (avg. © 1970) – need 733 books = $19, # Books needed based on Collection Analysis and Balanced Dewey recommendations for an enrollment of 1417 students with a goal of 10 books per student - Cost based on average YA hardcover price of $27.04 (March 2012)