2012-2013

YOUR B-F LIBRARIES

The libraries are always thinking of new ways to provide interest in books and reading as well as Information Literacy in general.

Some things work, some don’t, but we love to try something

new!

ANDERSON LIBRARY

Many a new book from the Box Tops collected like mad

and 2 memorial funds this year;

Chloris Stoll and Brie Carl’s uncle.

A continuation of Literacy Push! a monthly visit by Bondurant Community Library staff and I into the classrooms of kindergarten and first graders promoting vocabulary, nonfiction and silliness.Our 3rd year.

The Anderson Library has many ‘pockets’ of great reading materials for early readers!

JNF (Junior Non Fiction) JNF Balloon Books Beginning Chapter Books *Ch. R (Chapter Readers)

*New this year

We celebrated National Library Week this year for the first time in a long time.

Something about books, fun and food.

You can’t beat it.

Bundling Books Baby!

A new opportunity for staff.Bundles of Books delivered

directly to your door that aid in whatever you are doing in your

curriculum!

ANDERSON

ELEMENTA

RY

LIBRARY

STATS

8,046 items11 items per

studentAverage age

1997

ANDERSON

ELEMENTA

RY

LIBRARY

STATS

8,046 items11 items per

studentAverage age

1997Caldecott, Newbery, Coretta Scott King

award titles and Early Reader/Beginning Chapter Books

Remember these statistics in planning for a new elementary school.

B-F M

IDDLE

SCHOOL

 A display of the Little Rock Nine – enrichment of the homeroom curriculum Life sized people. An attempt to make the situation and historicalsignificance real to the students.

Our 2nd Annual March Madness – A vote for your favorite book series! Free throw competitions aid in whittling down the list until only 2 series are left to choose between.

(really a brainchild of Mrs. Braun)

An interdisciplinary project with the read aloud book, Seedfolks for all 7th and some 8th graders. Their choice of projects follow.

http://theseedfolksproject.weebly.com

Phyllis Yager Memorial Teaching Grant Award

All 5th and 6th graders received three weeks of Internet Safety

instruction following their introduction to their own school email account.

I think this has been highly successful.

Displays, displays, displays.Get books in front of students to view.

Paper Airplanes!

MIDDLE

SCHOOL

LIBRARY

STATS

6,991 items

15 items per student

Average age 2000

The Middle School library has been weeded heavily in the nonfiction section.

I mentioned this to the superintendent.

I developed a proposal.

I asked for $4,000 for new materials.

$4,000 means 355 new titles of mainly nonfiction

delightful!

B-F H

IGH S

CHOOL

LIBRARY

New to the library from the Party of Blue Jays

 

The HS Library tries to help students with…

…editing papers…scholarship applications…finding books…struggling readers…disinterested readers…students looking for a quiet place to read or study

“Motivate and work towards academic

excellence”

Photos and displays of all students and articles in the Altoona Herald Index –

Ongoing cool supportive activity

B-F Sportsvision – the library showed footage of home team sports before school in March in an effort to get kids to step inside the library and support school spirit –

(Really a brainchild of Mr. Skinner)

Always a popular fall event.

The Hawkeyes do win this game…

HS Book Cart promo – a cart with a display of books will be wheeled into any classroom that requests it. Students can check out directly from the cart

Book Hooks – book promos posted on bright colors to provide interest and information. Very popular!

An additional discussion with the superintendent brought about….

NEW NOOKS for the HS Library!

6 color NOOKS available in the library for student use!

6 black and white NOOKS to be used for reading award

books!

HIGH S

CHOOL

LIBRARY

STATS

4,769 items

10 items per student

Average age 2003 

Educator of the Year Award

A funky bookshelf has been added to B-F Schools in honor or DeeAnn Johnson.New games are available for kids to play in the library.

Urban parabands and Banangrams, chess and checkers sets were also purchased with the monies for the High School Library

B-F Little Free Libraries - Year 2

The B-F Libraries developed a B-F Library Advisory

Committee this year. An instrumental part of material development, selection and

connection with the Iowa Common Core.

We will be ready for the Dept. of Ed visit next year.

AND WHO KNOWS WHAT NEXT YEAR WILL BRING IN THE B-F LIBRARIES…