1. Did You know? Cimarron Library
By Pat White, Librarian

2. Number of books in our library 22,353
That’s books per student

3. 47 % of Library Collection is fiction
26% Easy books 27% Intermediate fiction books

4. 51% of our collection is non-fiction

5. Number of New Books added to the library in the last 1 year: 2318

6. Number of New Books added to the library in the last 3 years: 3287

7. 1,964 books are checked out per week

8. 68,740 books checked out in one year !!!

9. Checkouts by grade: Kindergarten 8% 1st Grade 13% 2nd Grade 16%
3rd Grade %
4th Grade %
5th Grade %

10. NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO VISIT THE LIBRARY PER WEEK
21 classes plus special groups

11. NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO VISIT THE LIBRARY PER MONTH
2128

12. NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO VISIT THE LIBRARY PER YEAR!
20,216

13. CIMARRON LIBRARY IS RECOGNIZED BY THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS A POWER LIBRARY !

14. 19 MAJOR STUDIES SHOW student achievement grows based on the:
SIZE OF the library COLLECTION
AGE OF COLLECTION
NUMBER OF STUDENT VISITS
A CERTIFIED LIBRARIAN RUNNING THE LIBRARY

15. A STRONG LIBRARY PROGRAM CONTRIBUTES TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS
NOW YOU KNOW!

16. 2010 National Center for Educational Statistics Study
Found that having a certified school librarian resulted in higher reading scores

17. What does all this mean?
A strong library program like Cimarron has contribute to academic success

18. Now you Know!!!

19. How often will you visit the library?

20. To Read…..

21. To Research…..

22. To Share…..

23. To Enjoy…..