1. LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT 2012-13
Prepared by Natalie Sapkarov, Teacher Librarian, June 2013
✓ Implemented the Big 6 Guide to Information
Problem Solving
✓ Re-organized the nonfiction section
✓ Cataloged, processed, and organized the
materials in the Teacher Book Room
✓ Published an online, bi-monthly newsletter
highlighting library activities & statistics
✓ Created a Book Club collection
New this Year
✓ Decorated the walls with literary quotes to promote reading
Teaching & Instructional Support
ImagebyScottMaxwellatlumaxart.com
plagiarism
vs
paraphrasing
copyright vs Creative Commons
annotated
bibliography
note-taking
EasyBib
formattingcitations
creating multimedia projects
using web tools - VoiceThread, Animoto, Smore
evaluatingwebsites
Big 6 Guide to Information Problem Solving
finding
information
in
databases & websites
books&encyclopedias
informationliteracy
library resources
419classes taught

2. Smith Middle School Library Annual Report 2012-13 2
Library Collection
Graphic Novels
3,417
Other
707
Book Room
2,467
Nonfiction
3,710
Audiobooks
284
Fiction
10,678
Total Library Circulations by Material Type
21,263
library materials
circulated
18%
27%
55%
Library Circulation by Grade Level
6th
7th
8th
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Aug/Sep Nov Jan Mar May
18
34
2022
3533
54
36
28
Whole-Class Library Checkouts
280
total
Language Arts and Reading teachers
schedule time for their classes to visit the
library specifically for students to browse
the collection and check out materials.
Variations each month can be attributed to
testing, grading period deadlines, and/or
scheduling conflicts.
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
Sixth grade students check
out more library materials
than both 7th and 8th
grade students combined.
It helps that 6th grade
Language Arts classes visit
the library on a scheduled
bi-weekly basis! (To be fair,
so do 7th/8th Team C
Language Arts classes.)
What does it mean?
Fiction materials account for half of all library circulations,
which shows the need to keep up with new releases.
With such a high circulation of graphic novels as well, this
collection will need to expand greatly.
Nonfiction circulation will surely increase next year as the
collection is brought up to date.

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From the Spring Reading Challenge
to rotating themed book displays,
the library is a vibrant place
where reading is shared and
celebrated. Check out the Blind
Date with a Book display below!
But we’re not limited by physical
space! Check out the Smith Book
Blog or some of our social
networks too, linked from the
library’s website.
Library & Reading Promotion
Global Connections
Curtis Jobling
Breathless Reads
YA Tour
Maureen Johnson
The library
hosted seven
authors this
year (right),
courtesy of
Flyleaf Books.
The Battle of
the Books Club
(top left) met
during lunch
every Wednesday to
prepare for the
district competition -
we came in 3rd.
Other events included
Global Connections
(bottom left), book
fairs, Geography Bee,
Poetry Cafe & more!
Events & Clubs

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Professional growth
Librarian Island
Duke University
September 5, 2012
Looking Ahead to 2013-14
District Training
April 25-26, 2013
District Training
May 17, 2013
*NEW* TO DO:
Select and purchase an e-book collection with PSF grant
Host a teacher orientation to the library & resources
Supervise & mentor an intern from UNC-CH SILS
Genre-ify the fiction section with spine labels
Promote student book clubs using new LC collection
Create themed reading week library programs
Explore ways to use the library’s e-readers within the school