Librarians' Corner News - Dec 2024

As the year draws to a close and the holiday season approaches, the Library Media Services team would like to extend our warmest wishes for a joyous holiday season and a prosperous New Year. Your dedication and hard work throughout the year have been truly inspiring. May your holidays be filled with peace, laughter, and the company of loved ones. We look forward to collaborating with you in the coming year!

Happy Holidays!

The Library Media Services Team

Check out this month's featured titles selected by our very own Hawaiʻi librarians!

Go to: https://soraapp.com/ to get started.

Donʻt miss out on this amazing opportunity to get access to an array of Online Educational Resources (OER)! As a subscribing school, you will get access to the Core Library Resource bundle, which includes LS2, Sora Shared eBook Collection, EBSCO, World Book, Learn360, and Learn360+Classroom Video On Demand.

Click here to view the detailed descriptions and trial information: http://bit.ly/SY2526OER.

Library Media News and Updates

In this session we will be covering the latest news and updates for Library Media Services. We'll explore fresh resources, discuss upcoming initiatives, and projects. This session is your chance to connect with colleagues and gain valuable insights.

Date: December 12, 2024

Time: 2:30 p.m.

Register at: https://bit.ly/LMS-POWERHOURS

Creating Dynamic Library Data using Looker Studio

Sharing library data with people in our school community can showcase the library’s contribution to academic achievement and student learning. Come and join fellow librarian Tara Nakata (Lahainaluna High) who will show you how to use Google’s Looker Studio to create visual library data that is not only easily accessible but also updates itself!

Date: January 23, 2025

Time: 2:30 p.m.

Register at: https://bit.ly/LMS-POWERHOURS

Continue to encourage your students to log their reading in Beanstack! Our goal for the 2024-2025 school year is to reach 12 million reading minutes and we are almost HALF WAY THERE!!! Check out the #808Reads website to see the current number of logged minutes as of today!

Last chance to sign up for your district's library Professional Learning Community (PLC) day! The PLCs are designed to provide learning opportunities to improve and strengthen school library programs through sharing and collaboration.

PLC host sites and dates are indicated below:

Honolulu-Windward-Hawaii Districts

Friday, January 10, 2025 | Farrington High School Library

Maui District

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 | ʻĪao Intermediate School Library

Leeward-Central-Kauai Districts

Friday, January 17, 2025 | Pearl City High School Library

Click here to view the PLC Agenda.

Did you know that many of our videos come with educator resources attached? Use “Advanced Search” to surface content prepared with PDF-formatted educator resources. Look for the apple icon and discover teacher guides, discussion questions, and so much more!

Did you know that Sora offers the ability for Hawaiʻi State Department of Education students to explore age-appropriate digital books from the Hawaiʻi State Public Library System? Check out this short 5-minute video to see how!

Share your favorite library hack, shortcut, or time-saving trick with your fellow librarians! Submit your tip using the link below for a chance to be featured in our next newsletter!

OR...if you would like to learn more about how other librarians do certain things in their libraries, submit your suggestions using the link below and we will do our best to feature tips/tricks that answer your questions!