
Annual Library Report
Sherrard CUSD #200: 2019-2020
Highlights from the year
- Library instruction expanded
- Great connections with students
- New student sign in at the high school (snapshot - Mid November - March 16, 2020 - 3,147 student visitors to the high school)
- Circulation is at 26,554 for the district for the year
- Pivot to online services and resource curation
Online Resource Videos
Read alouds for grades K-8
Emily Bradshaw did read alouds for Matherville, and I did bi-weekly read alouds for the elementary buildings. I shared those with teachers, and posted them in the elementary library classrooms as well. For grades 5-8, I recorded the first chapters of next year's Rebecca Caudill books. I also made forms to go along with those read alouds, and shared those in the library classroom.
Curation of additional resources
Over the course of the 4th quarter, I created a remote learning page on each library website, and curated resources there so everyone could access them. Several publishers let us have resources for free, at least through May 31.
Library Aides Highlights
- Reading to students
- Working with students daily
- Delivering instruction to various grades
- Helping with Chromebooks
- Enabling card catalog usage
- Both grade schools had students use PAWS tickets to be librarian for the day
- Helping in a myriad of ways during remote learning
Reflections for next year
- We will work to pivot to whatever the need is.
Jill Bennin
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