Oak Park and River Forest High School LibrarySeptember, 2011 Monthly Report

Highlights

New Computer Classroom (294)New Book Configuration for

Reference

HighlightsBanned Books Week Display

HighlightsBooks into film/TV display

HighlightsOverDrive Digital Library Launched. Downloadable eBooks and audiobooks now available on personal devices. (Now including Kindle!)

Highlights

Re-classified Fiction SeriesPositive Teacher Feedback about

Freshman Orientation

HighlightsUpdated Webpage New Research Process Website

Updated Pathfinders

New Web Reference Page

Collaboration (online pathfinder made for each project)

• Williams –African American History Textbook Creation Project (books pulled)• Hennings –Advanced Seaching Tips for Research in Biomedical Innovation • Wise – Betta Lab• Hanson – Research Skills Lesson Soc.• Hanson – Service Learning Project and Class Wiki created• Erickson – Fashion Decades (books pulled)• Bardo – Complaint Letters• Strimple – Theatre Timeline (books pulled)• Nash – Article Analysis (periodicals pulled)• Bardo – Comparison Shopping (periodicals pulled)• Hanson – Welfare Debate (books pulled)• Bayer – Research Skills• Bayer – Phyla Safari Project (books pulled)• Hanson – Neurological Disorders Project (books pulled)• McGuckin – Primate Power Point (books pulled)• Walter – Holden Slang

Collaboration• Myers – 2 Nonfiction Booktalks• McNary – 2 Booktalks• Heider – 3 Booktalks• Gathered carts of beautiful books for the following Art classes: • Carrow – Kandinsky/patterns• Novotny – Silhouettes• Weiss – Designing Robots• Weiss – Designing Skateboard Decks

• Freshman orientation lesson for the following:• Ganschow• Lind• Walter• Blackwell

Library Stats

Database Stats (# of searches)

Database Stats (# of searches)