Prepared by Rachel Klug
BGMS & UCC Acosta Library Media Specialist & School Website Administrator
Mission Statement
The library media program at Bruce Guadalupe is based on the concept of free access to information that reflects the cultural diversity and the pluralistic nature of a global society. This free access is available to all students and staff.
In support of this concept, the program seeks to foster inquiry and learning by enhancing the instructional program through information literacy.
The ability to locate, evaluate, and apply information is necessary in order to be a productive citizen in our complex society. The library media center is the gateway to the array of information resources available.
The library media program is committed to the responsibility for ensuring that all students will become discerning information consumers and thereby perpetuate the goal of lifelong learning for every student.
Goals
Students are motivated and independent learners.
- Students successfully employ information literacy, technology, and critical thinking skills in subject-area learning experiences.
- Students are engaged in independent reading and inquiry-based learning.
The library is a powerful intellectual and social space where students and teachers gather ideas, exchange points of view, and learn together.
- Students and teachers have access to a certified school library media specialist.
- Students have equitable access to the library and its resources.
- The library provides access to high-quality resources in a variety of formats that support curricular and instructional goals and respond to diverse student needs and interests.
- The library facility is welcoming, with a climate conducive to individual and shared learning.
- Current technology is available and operable to support multiple learning experiences in the library and remote access to library resources.
The library program supports a culture of literacy throughout the school.
- Teachers integrate resources and information-literacy skills into every classroom.
- Teachers collaborate with the librarian and other teachers to optimize instruction and curriculum design.
The library fosters a professional learning community.
- Teachers, principals, and librarians engage in ongoing professional development.
- The librarian facilitates professional dialogue and networking among teachers, principals, and other librarians to support continuous improvement of practice.
The Collection
- 16,283 Titles
- 660 eBooks
- 373 New Titles This Year
Patron Usage
- 709 Patrons
- All middle school classes checked out books twice a month and on alternate weeks had library instruction twice a month. Classes had a 45 minute library block each week.
- 15 BGMS classes
- 9 Acosta classes
- 1397 Holds
- 24,608 Check-Outs
- Digital Subscription Usage (Campus Wide)
- BrainPop /BrainPop Jr. / BrainPop ELL: 2,558 Log-Ins
- ScienceFlix: 10 Sessions and 18 Documents
Top Ten Title Check-Outs of the Year
- Booked by Kwame Alexander
- Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
- The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
- Dear Martin by Nic Stone
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz
- The First To Die At The End by Adam Silvera
- Ground Zero by Alan Gratz
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
- Allies by Alan Gratz
This year was the first time the middle schoolers had library class every week. I began a First Chapters book promotion. Every week, I would read a first chapter of a novel as a "book hook" at the end of every class. I also created a First Chapters Resource List on our online library catalog, Destiny. This was a success because it made for a calm transition before the next class. I read 34 First Chapter novels this year.
This year was BGMS's First Annual Battle of the Books. After a round of team eliminations, it was down to a the student team and one of the teacher teams. I was on the teacher team. It was a nail-biter! With the tie breaking question from the book I Am The Cheese by Robert Cormier! The student team beat the teacher team! We are super proud of all our students & teachers who participated & read all those awesome books!!! A huge thank you to Ms. Beaudoin & Ms. Lutz for coordinating this great event!
The Spring Book Fair was in elementary gym during conferences. The middle school library was able to acquire 65 new books from the Scholastic points earned during the book fair. Thank you to all the students, parents & staff who supported us during the book fair. Thank you to the elementary library teachers Ms. Melville and Ms. Weiss for their help.
