Ogden Preparatory Academy Libraries

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October and November

Library Report 2012-2013 School Year

Compiled by: Katherine Witt

Input from: Andrea Dosier, Dayna Smith & Jana Whitby

Library Programming and Curriculum

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Kinder--prediction stories, fairy tales, autumn, favorite books to vote on, Halloween, books with distinct settings, books we are grateful for, poetry

1st to 4th grades--Fairy Tales, Books to Vote on, An Author for President (Favorite Authors), Halloween books, Realistic fiction, Books we are grateful for, Poetry

1st & 2nd grade book club

3rd & 4th grade book club

Storytelling Club

Yoga

Hosted Spooky Story Night

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5th to 6th grades:

Books to vote on, Halloween stories, Historical Fiction, Poetry, Realistic Fiction, Online Searching

5th & 6th grade has an origami club hosted at the secondary school library

5th grade book club

6th grade book club

Storytelling Club

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Spanish Immersion lesson plans:

Scary stories, Voting and Election, Caldecott Award, Easy Readers, Winter Holidays

Accreditation: updated information for annual report

Civil Rights Data: compiled information for Mrs. Thornburg

Compiled information for teachers: poetry anthologies and quotations

Compiled bookcarts for Language Arts classes: Mrs. Means, Mrs. Mathers, and Mrs. Larsen

Total Circulation

3787

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Total Circulation by Grade Level

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Kinder 451 385

1st 664 615

2nd 781 677

3rd 858 608

4th 925 685

5th 429 584

6th 319 344

7th 103 133

8th 216 328

9th 149 108

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Total Circulation by Dewey Decimal System

Circulation by Genre: Secondary School

111 11079

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000's Generalities

100's Psychology & Philosophy

200's Religion

300's Social Sciences

400's Languages

500's Sciences

600's Applied Sciences

700's Arts

800's Literature

900's Geography & History

92's Biographies

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Adventure

Fantasy

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Horror

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Realistic Fiction

Science Fiction

Graphic Novels

Nonfiction

Total Fiction

Materials Added October to November

Copy Types

Board Book 3

Book 880

Book Club 11

DVD 1

Equipment 2

Graphic Novel 74

Historical Fiction 7

Horror 22

Magazine 6

Mystery 1

Professional Development 2

Realistic Fiction 7

Secondary Graphic Novel 36

Secondary Nonfiction 29

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Library Collection Development Goals

Goal Number of Titles purchased so far this year

Examples

Purchase materials to support the school’s action plan: Spanish and bilingual materials

78 titles Spanish titles for 1st and 2nd grade immersion classes, bilingual titles in English and Spanish

Purchase materials to support the school’s action plans: Career and Secondary Education titles

31 titles were donated through a Gear Up grant request

Career titles, ACT & SAT Prep, titles about financial aid and colleges

Purchase materials to support the school’s action plans: Character education related titles: respect, friendship, cooperation, bullying, cyberbullying, etc.

12 titles Film Clips for Character Education A Bully Free School Zero to Hero

Purchase materials to support the Utah State Core: greater emphasis on informational text

Nonfiction titles: 725 new titles Nominees for YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction: Voices from the Titanic, Moonbird, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—The World’s Most Dangerous Weapon

Purchase titles on standards which students were not as proficient on as shown by CRT results

The lowest percentages were in mathematics and science concepts. 500-599’s Math and Science: 158 new titles

NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12: ABC Zooborns, Invincible Microbe, Moonbird, Temple Grandin, The Beetle Book

Purchase titles shown as needed by collection analysis needs: Geography & History

117 titles in 900-999 Geography & History

Beyond Courage, Chuck Close

Purchase titles shown as needed by collection analysis needs: Social Sciences

102 titles in 300-399 Social Sciences

ACT Premier, College Admission, Preparing for College

Purchase titles shown as need by collection analysis needs: Technology

86 titles in 600-699 Technology Sports Cars, Lego Star Wars, The Book of Blood

Aged Sensitivity Dewey Ranges—outdated 003-007 Systems Data/Computer Programs

1 new title Tomorrow’s Enterprising Scientists

Aged—361-369 Social Problems and Services

8 titles Master of Deceit, Oil Spill Disaster in the Gulf

Aged—380-389 Commerce, Communications, and Transportation

1 new title The Titanic—Lost and Found

Aged—570-579 Life Sciences/Biology

11 new titles Protists, Archea, Bacteria, Fungi

Aged 910-919 Geography/Maps/Atlases

12 new titles Explore Titanic, Looking at maps and globes

Fiction—add materials to increase student circulation by finishing series and acquiring new high interest fiction

705 titles OPA/MOPA 257 titles HOPA

Possible Newbery contenders: Wonder, No Crystal Stair, Liar and Spy, Son

High Interest/Low level—purchase high interest and low level materials for struggling readers

40 titles (Higher interest level—for teenagers but written at a lower level 2-4th grade)

The Library of Doom Dragonblood Jason Strange Series Surviving Southside Graphic Mythical Creatures

New Classes/Interests: Supplement new classes and activities with titles: jump rope, archery, basketball, guitar, etc.

5 titles Archery Fundamentals, Guitar for Dummies

Faculty and staff interests: If feasible purchase materials that supplement faculty and staff curriculum and instruction as requested

28 titles 40 Reading Intervention Strategies I Read It, But I Don’t Get It Bilingual books for Immersion classes