21-22 Jacob Library Annual Report

*Google Drawing *Google Slides *PebbleGo *Gale Database *Britannica School *Kentucky Virtual Library

Collection Analysis: Diversity Analysis

<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1edvQWqNc3pv51FtKDvKNiHC6KQFmGHqU1Ia5yReVN6k/edit?usp=sharingJ">Jacob Elementary School Diversity Improvement 3-Year Plan&nbsp;&nbsp;</a>

Library Media Services so generously provided PebbleGo to all JCPS elementary schools through a grant starting in March 2022 through March 2023.  I introduced PebbleGo to all teachers during a staff meeting and to students through class time in the library.  We used Gale and PebbleGo to conduct research in 2nd-5th grade.  Students loved using PebbleGo in the library and in their classroom for research projects and to read to learn about animals, people, places, and science.

What is PebbleGo? *Online database with informational texts in core subject areas for grades K-5 that provides literacy support. *1,644 articles viewed from end of February to May, approximately 548 articles read per month

Over the 2021-2022 school year, I earned 57 hours of Professional Development for JCPS. Below are some of the PDs I attended through JCPS and independently to grow as a future-ready librarian. 

*KASL Summer Refresher 2021 *KYGoDigital State Summer Event 2021 *Monthly L2 (Librarians Lead) Meetings (September-April) *Monthly New Librarian Cohort Meetings (September-April) *KYSTE Conference (March 2022) *Kentucky Academic Standards for Library Media and KYVL Connections

*201 New Books were purchased (Books cost around $25/piece) *MackinVIA-Provided digital e-books to students to check out *New Label Maker &amp; Labels&nbsp; *KYSTE Conference March 2022

238 NEW books were purchased for the Jacob Library in the 2021-2022 school year.

2nd grade &amp; 3rd grade: They were discussing animals and insects in their science units. So they researched a woodland animal from our Kentucky Bluegrass Award book, In the Woods to learn more about. Once they had collected their research using PebbleGo, students used Google Drawing to create a poster to represent their animal and the facts they had learned.

We currently have a total of 7,457 books in our collection. 

The Jacob Elementary School Library serves approximately 410 students per week. The schedule for the library is fixed with open blocks of time for shelving and clerical needs, along with time to meet with individual groups. Three to five classes were seen each day with approximately 75-125 students accessing the library each day.

Our Collections Average Age is 2007, and Library Media Services recommends the library collection's average age should be no older than 10 years from the current year.&nbsp;To meet this recommended collection age, our collection average age should be 2012.&nbsp;Over the school year, I worked to purchase new books to update the collection with current titles, but at the end of the school year library book collection, we had 210 books not returned (almost a $3,600 loss). This will put a dent in our collection’s age because many of the books not returned were new books to our collection.&nbsp;I will also be conducting an inventory in the 2022-2023 school year to know what books should be weeded from our collection.&nbsp;With the inventory and weeding, it means our collection will decrease, and we need to continue to increase our collection size.&nbsp;Over $3,600 of the Library budget was spent to purchase new books for the library this school year. With the loss this school year and weeding in the 2022-2023 school year, I would love to be able to expand our library budget each year to be able to expand and grow our library collection.

*Follett: 159 books *Perma-Bound: 26 books *Capstone: 16 books *Books Gifted from Library Media Services: 37 books (Total of 238 books.) *Mackin: MackinVIA KY Shared Collection (600 e-books)

*Read Across America Week *Dress Up Days *Door Decorating Contest *Reading Buddies *Participating in Kentucky Bluegrass Awards *End of Year Book Collection Contest

Jacob Elementary School 2021-2022 Annual Report

Our Diversity Analysis at the beginning of the year showed our collection was at 22.3% in our fiction and picture book sections.&nbsp;The goal for each library in JCPS is to be at 25%, we were only 3% away from our goal.&nbsp;With the data analysis, it showed we would be at the 25% Diversity Target at the end of the school year with new diverse books being purchased to continue towards the goal.&nbsp;Even though we are close to the goal, and would meet it within 1 year, I set our Diverse Improvement Plan goal for 3 years because I feel it’s important to keep growing our diverse section, even though we’ve met it.&nbsp;I saw a deficit in many of the diverse areas in our fiction and picture books sections, so I will be working to fill those gaps and grow our diverse book collection.&nbsp; For the 2021-2022 year, I focused on purchasing books to diversify our collection with books focused on Multi-racial, Middle Eastern and Immigrant/Refugees.&nbsp;I felt these needed to be the first group we focused on because it’s a reflection of our student population.&nbsp;We have several students that are multi-racial or from the Middle East, and have had several students that are refugees from countries from the Middle East and Africa.&nbsp;I want our collection to be a reflection of them, and for them to see books that they can relate to and they see themselves in.&nbsp;For the 2022-2023 school year, we will work to add to our diverse collection by adding to books focused on American Indian, Differently-abled, and African Americans.&nbsp;For the 2023-2024 school year, we will focus on adding books about Asian culture, Women and Men, and African Americans.&nbsp;Over each year, we will work to increase our diverse book collection by 3%, and spend around $1,800 to meet this goal. We need to have a collection of books that are mirrors and windows, reflecting back our students' cultures and views (mirrors), but also give them opportunities to see other people and other cultures (windows).

5th Grade: Black History Month Project Mr. Spitler and Mrs. Moore came to me to tell me how they were learning about Jackie Robinson and his impact on our history and culture and asked if I could incorporate that with what I was teaching in the library. Students had to research a person in Black History that they didn't know anything, or little about, to learn about them and to learn how they had an impact on our world and culture today. From their research, they created a Google Drawing to share the important facts they learned and how their chosen person had an impact. Students were able to upload this into their Backpack as an artifact once they finished it.

Since the students hadn't had access to a library in almost two years, due to COVID, my goal for the 2021-2022 school year was to reintroduce them to the library and to foster a love of books and reading. Each week, every student had the opportunity to check out new books. To start the year, I taught lessons across all grade levels about book care since it had been awhile for most of them to have the opportunity to check out books from the library. For K-2, I would read a book each week that was based around popular characters and authors so they had a foundation and knowledge of books to help them as they chose books to checkout each week. For 3rd-5th grades, I began the year with library skills, and then we began working on research skills and creating products from the information they learned from their research.

Jacob Library Mission Statement:

“The purpose of the Jacob Library is to enhance literacy and learning by creating a welcoming space for all students, fostering a love of reading, investing in relationships, and creating a 21st century learning environment for students to be collaborators, critical thinkers, and innovators.”

At the beginning of the school year, students designed and illustrated their own shelf marker to use for checkout each week.

Mrs. O’Brien’s 2nd Grade Class: Using Pebble Go to research for Black History Projects.&nbsp;Mrs. O’Brien asked me to work with the students to understand our new database, PebbleGo so they were familiar with it and able to use it independently in their classroom with their Black History Month Project.&nbsp;&nbsp; Ms. Drummond's 3rd Grade Class: How to Piece for Making Ice Cream.&nbsp;We conducted the experiment in the library and the students had to watch the ice cream being made and take notes so they could write a piece to tell how to make homemade ice cream. We discussed the transitional words they would need and the importance of order of events in their writing piece.

5th Grade Black History Month Project Examples

During our two weeks of NTI in January, I worked with my Special Areas Team to create a "Specials in Pajamas" video each day to incorporate Special Areas during their instruction at home. We made videos that incorporated music with Mr. Demby, PE with Coach Yates, and reading a story with Ms. Wilmoth. We posted our daily instruction on our Special Area Google Classroom and interacted with our students via Google Classroom and a Google Meet on Friday. I also posted a Library Choice Board each week with different activities for students to choose to complete. Along with an exit ticket to provide evidence of the work they'd completed.

2021-2022: Another chapter closed...

It's crazy to think that we're already at the close of the 2021-2022 school year! This year was a year to remember coming back from COVID, but it was a good year. I enjoyed my first year at Jacob and getting to know the students and staff. I'm so happy that I could be part of the year the students returned to be in person learning to be able to see their excitement for the library and how happy they were to have books in their hands. I'm so thankful for all of the support this school year and I can't wait for the 2022-2023 school year to see what it brings. I can't wait to order more new books for our students, to grow our Makerspace stations, and to have Book Fairs back in person.

For 2021-2022, our circulation statistics were up from the past two years with no librarian in the 2019-2020 school year and on NTI for the 2020-2021 due to COVID. It's great to see our checkout statistics improving when students haven't had a chance to check out books over the last two years. We had a decline in the number of checkouts in January due to being on NTI for two weeks, but it picked right back up after we came back to school. This shows just how much our students love the library and why it was so important to focus on fostering a love of books and reading this school year.

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