OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY February 2011 Monthly Report

HIGHLIGHTSTom Feelings Showcase for Black History Month

Book Display for Black History Month

HIGHLIGHTSRomance Novels Display

Books into Film and TV

HIGHLIGHTSSeries Fiction Book Display

Presented at the Illinois Computing Educator’s (ICE) conference

HIGHLIGHTS Attended “Best of the Best” Conference at

Chicago Public Library Ann Carlson was a panel member on “Internet

Safety” for the Huskie Underground event Attended our second vertical team meeting with

area school and public librarians. Article about it below.

HIGHLIGHTS

Presented a Web 2.0 Professional Development Session to SPED department

Attended a Destiny book processing webinar 17 book trailers added to library blog 8 librarian book reviews added to library blog Added link to book trailers on library

webpage

COLLABORATION Online pathfinder made for each of the following:

Burns – Reconstruction Debate (books also gathered) Limburg – Reconstruction Debate (books also gathered) Greenstone – 9/11 Research (books also gathered) Carrow – Citizen Kane Hanson – Service Learning Project/Research Strategies Hanson – Welfare Debate (books also gathered) Costopoulos – Genetic Disorders / Glogster Project (books also

gathered) Bardo – Complaint Letters Bardo – Comparison Shopping (Consumer Reports magazines

used) McNary – Jr. Theme (books also gathered) Porri – Persuasive Essay/Speech Protocol Heidkamp – Harlem Renaissance (books also gathered) Rosas – Huckleberry Finn Essay (books also gathered)

COLLABORATION

Pulled books for Collins “Researching an artist” for Art Foundations

Pulled books for Collins “Drawing in the Style of an Artist” for Drawing

Collaborated on Genetic Disorders project with Farley, Smith, and Wise

Collaborated w/ Heider on Poetry Scavenger Hunt

Collaborated w/ Hunter on Poetry Scavenger Hunt

FEBRUARY STATISTICS

FEBRUARY DATABASE STATISTICS (# OF SEARCHES)

FEBRUARY DATABASE STATISTICS (# OF SEARCHES)