library monthly report

1. LARNED MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY
MARCH MONTHLY REPORT
GWEN LEHMAN, LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST JANICE KNEISLEY, LIBRARY ASSISTANT
Hooray for Diffendoofer
Day!
In March the 6th grade students celebrated Dr. Seuss'
Birthday with Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! This was the
last book conceptualized by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel.
After his death in 1991, Geisel's editor, Janet Schulman,
received some rough sketches and verse that would become
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! Children's poet Jack Prelutsky
and award-winning illustrator Lane Smith were called upon to
collaborate and complete Geisel's final work. The story takes
place at a school with quirky, creative teachers who
encourage and enlighten the minds of their young students.
Then, one day the dreaded news comes that all the students
must take a standardized test and if they don't pass their
beloved school will close causing everyone to transfer to the
dreary school in the next town.
After listening to the story, the students were asked
to create a unique teacher. The real challenge came when
the students were told they had to draw a picture of their
teacher using Google Drawing and they would be
collaborating with a partner who would draw on the same
picture as them at the same time. The students were to also
give their teacher a name and describe the unique class they
taught. As the students rose to the challenge, they
discovered an increased need for communication and division
of tasks. With our previous programs, one student usually
did all the work and the other gave some input, but didn’t
have a real active role as a collaborator. With the new
Google tools, students are finding the true meaning of
collaboration and accountability for performing their portion
of the project.
Once the drawings were completed, the students
emailed them to Ms. Lehman, who printed them out and
displayed them in the library. Students have enjoyed coming
into the library and showing their creations to their friends.

2. LMS LIBRARY
INTERNET
IDENTITY
Teachers Inspired by Hooray for
Diffendoofer Day!
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Card Catalog: Allows
students and staff to search
the collection at school or
home--http://98.172.116.52/
simple/?
sessionid=1NYR545AQ36404
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LMS Library Website:
General information on
library policies & procedures,
programs and Teen Advisory
Group--http://
www.usd495.net/
1507201712277/site/
default.asp
Mission
The Larned Middle
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, programming
and collaboration. The
LMS Library will provide
a quality program that
will enable students to
be lifelong learners and 4
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enhance the curriculum
and technology
standards of Larned
Middle School.

3. Data Snapshots
LMS LIBRARY STATISTICS, MARCH 2011
Total Circulation 1298
5th Grade Circulation 342
6th Grade Circulation 288
7th Grade Circulation 58
8th Grade Circulation 92
Other 518
Card Catalog Total Page Hits 780
Kan-ed Application Usage Totals 24
Filled Denied
Total Resource Requests 28 4
Computer(s): Library Desktops 0 0
Computer(s): Laptops 26 1
Multi-media Cart/Projector 0 1
TV with DVD/VCR 0 0
Video Camera/Camcorder 0 0
Other 2 2