1. LARNED HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY
NOVEMBER MONTHLY REPORT
GWEN LEHMAN, LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST PAM FITZGERREL, LIBRARY ASSISTANT
Kansas Library
Snapshot Day
Ever wonder what life is like on a typical day
at the LHS Library? Through the combined
efforts of the Kansas Library Association, the
Kansas Association of School Librarians and
the State Library of Kansas, Kansas
Snapshot day was developed to highlight the
services provided by public, school and
academic libraries on a daily basis.
On November 18th, the LHS Library
participated in the 2nd Kansas Snapshot day.
We provided students with a brief survey and
a small "Thank You" for their input. Out of
126 completed surveys, the top three
reasons for using the library are checking out
resources, working on research and
homework, and attending the Scholastic
Book Fair. We also asked students what
addition technology they would like added in
the future. The consensus was 1 to 1
computers with the iPad being the preferred
device. About 20 students would also like to
see eReaders available for checkout by
students.
Finally, we asked students what they wanted
to tell us about the library and library staff
including any changes they think we should
make. Most students indicated that the
library is a friendly and inviting place to be.
The staff are helpful and polite. However, the
top changes they would like to see are more
"comfy" seating, increasing the library size
and adding more books. Upon reflection, it
could be interesting to ask the students what
tasks they think the library staff perform
throughout the day.

2. Scholastic CANDYLAND THEME
Book Fair
The LHS Library held it’s third book
fair November 17th through the 23rd.
With eager anticipation, members of
the TAG Team began planning for the
book fair back in September. It was
decided to center the book fair around
the game Candyland. Students
created posters and flyers to
TAG Team students created
advertise the book fair. Mr.s Johnson
a Candyland Theme for the
helped with Candyland decorations
Scholastic Book Fair. Mrs.
by loaning us life-size replicas of the
Johnson helped by loaning
Candyland characters and house.
us these life-size
Finally, the students cut paper
Candyland replicas
squares to create a Candyland board
path from the front of the school to
the book fair. Some of the squares
contained advertisement for the book
fair, penny war and bake sale.
The TAG members also decided to
hold a bake sale in conjunction with
the book fair. Members brought
brownies, cookies and cupcakes to sell
at the book fair. Approximately, $80 were used for the One 4 Books book fair and helped clean-up after the
was raised through the bake sale programs, which encourages schools book fair. TAG Team members learned
(these funds were added into the to raise money for the purchase of real-life application skills pertaining to
library activity funds). books for an organization in need or business planning, advertisement and
their own school. We decided to use customer service.
In collaboration with Student Council, the funds to purchase books for the
TAG Team members held a Penny War Westside School. After closing up the fair, the students
between the classes during the first asked, “When is our next book fair?”
week of the book sale. The proceeds TAG members also distributed flyers
around town, worked retail at the
BOOK FAIR RESULTS
Book Fair Sales
$2316
Free Books
$931
Credit
$434
Penny War Total
$262
Penny War funds
were used
t o p u rc h a s e b o
o ks a s a
TAG Team members signed up to donation to Westsi
Students enjoyed perusing the de School
work the book fair before, during book selections at the book fair.
and after school.

3. LHS LIBRARY
INTERNET Data Snapshots
IDENTITY
LHS LIBRARY STATISTICS, NOVEMBER 2010
Total Circulation 655
9th Grade Circulation 133
10th Grade Circulation 88
11th Grade Circulation 74
Card Catalog: Allows
students and staff to search 12th Grade Circulation 119
the collection at school or
home, access eBooks, renew Other 227
& place holds on books--
http://98.172.116.51/simple/? Card Catalog Total Page Hits 221
sessionid=1NYR545AQ36404
832 LHS Library Blog 12
LHS Library Blog: LHS Library Facebook Page Active 42
Information relating to
books, technology, events, Users
news and more--http://
lhslib2007.edublogs.org/
Kan-ed Application Usage Totals 71
LHS Library Facebook
Interlibrary Loan--Loaned Total 9
Page: Updates on events,
programs, books and more--
Interlibrary Loan--Borrowed Total 12
http://www.facebook.com/
home.php?#!/pages/Larned-
KS/Larned-High-School-LMC/ Filled Denied
221632271653
Total Resource Requests 38 2
LHS Library Website:
General information on Computer(s) - Desktops in Library 9 0
library policies & procedures,
programs and Teen Advisory Computer(s) - Laptops 23 2
Group--http://
www.usd495.net/ Projector - Computer/Video 2 0
150620171264587/site/
default.asp TV with DVD & VCR 3 0
LHS Library Delicious: Video Camera/Camcorder 1 0
Collection of bookmarks
selected specifically for the
needs of staff & students at
Mission
LHS--http://
www.delicious.com/lhslib2010
The Larned High School Library will be an inviting, user-friendly hub providing opportunities for
active, engaging and challenging learning for students and staff through various media resources,
LHS Library Flickr:
programming and collaboration. The LHS Library will provide a quality program that will enable
Shared photos--http://
students to be lifelong learners and enhance the curriculum and technology standards of Larned
www.flickr.com/photos/
High School.
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