Blue Valley West High School Library Monthly Report

October, 2014 Jenny Robinson, Library Media Specialist, NBCT Amanda Davis, Library Media Specialist, NBCT Kathy Morefield, Kristen Hansen, and Ann Balquist, Library Paraprofessionals

October, 2014

Utilization Report: BVW Library Statistics, October 2014

Number of Class Sessions Served 66

Number of Student Visitors (before and after school, lunch, during classes)

3086

Total Number of Books Circulated 628

Gale Virtual Reference Library Sessions

SIRS Sessions

ABC-CLIO Sessions

National Geographic Sessions

October, 2014 Blue Valley West High School Library

Library Highlights:

Blue Valley West High School Library October, 2014

u  66 classes came into the library during the month of October to check out books, utilize resources, gain instruction, and work on research projects.

u  World Geography classes used Google Tour Builder to provide evidence of what they learned in their unit on Sub Sahara Africa.

u  Western World History classes used the Trading Card App on the iPads to research and create trading cards on an Enlightenment Philosopher/Scientist.

u  ELA9 classes participated in lessons to help them establish context and setting for their reading of the novel Of Mice and Men.

u  Mrs. Mendenhall’s ELA9 classes used the Trading Card App on the iPads to create trading cards representing a super hero during their study of Ulysses.

u  Mrs. Robinson book talked a variety of genres of books to the Enrichment students in Mrs. Ahnemann and Mrs. Fellingham’s classes.

u  Mrs. Robinson participated in the 2014 Literature Festival at KU where she facilitated book talks over the book Frozen by Mary Casanova.

u  Mrs. Robinson read 6 books during the month of October: After by Amy Efaw, Because I am Furniture by Thalia Chaltas, Frozen by Mary Casanova, Wild Orchid by Beverley Brenna, Broken by CJ Lyons and Althea & Oliver by Cristina Moracho.