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Northside ISD Library Yearly Report

2019-2020

Northside ISDLibrary Yearly Report2019-2020

These are your Northside Libraries!

Each year, across the 111 campus libraries in Northside ISD, millions of books are circulated tens of thousands of times to over one hundred thousand users. Students use the library to explore their passions and interests, study their school work, further their knowledge, or to just sit and read. Librarians collaborate with teachers, create and deliver engaging lessons that support classroom curriculum, organize school-wide programs, coordinate visits from authors and performers and speakers, integrate technology on the leading edge of innovation, and much more. It is impossible to put into one infographic all that our Northside libraries and librarians do for students, teachers, and parents. Here is just a taste of what happened in the 2019-2020 school year. Go see what your school library can do for you today!
#NISDLibraries 79 Elementary school libraries, 20 middle school libraries, 12 high school libraries, 2 professional libraries. All NISD school libraries are staffed by professional, certified librarians. High school libraries also have an assistant. Studies consistently find positive relationships between full-time, qualified school librarians and student performance.
Teacher-Librarians. NISD Librarians are certified teachers who hold masters degrees and a K-12 library certificate. NISD Librarians taught more than 63,000 lessons and collaborated with teachers for over 2,000 integrated units in the 2019-2020 school year. Academic achievement increases when students receive instruction from school librarians, both with classroom teachers and independently.
NISD Librarians provided more than  1,300  engaging programs in  2019-2020.School-wide reading programs, maker spaces, clubs, interactive displays, and so much moreA robust library program increases student engagement at school overall.
NISD Librarians organized and hosted over 380 author, speaker, performer,  and presenter visits to our schools this year.Author visits increase interest in reading and writing. Seeing performers and speakers connect students to the arts and the work world.
More than 1,000,000 individual visits to NISD libraries occured in 2019-2020.The library is the hub of the school; a gathering place for students, staff, and families. It is a multifunctional space. It is a safe space for everyone on campus.
Through Nisd libraries, Students, teachers, staff, parents, and community members have access to: 1,689,783 print books, 114,361 ebooks and digital audiobooks, 74,507 audio/visual items, more than 35 databases for research. Access to books is a critical part of learner growth. Access to many books helps close the poverty gap. A professional librarian helps students choose the right books for academic and pleasure reading.
1,910,609 circulations of materials occured in NISD libraries this year! 1,475,609 student circulations, 162,008 ebook & digital audiobook circulations, 18.025 circulations to parents & community members, 272,151 materials used in the library without being checked out, 144,824 circulations to teachers & staff. 67% of children ages 6-17 find books to read for fun from libraries.  Children who read more, even for fun, consistently do better in school and in life.
#NISDLibrarians step up! When Corona virus hit and school suddenly went virtual, our librarians were there! Northside librarians called families and helped get devices to those who needed them. Northside librarians created and curated digital content for their teachers and students to supplement and support the curriculum. Northside librarians taught teachers, students, and parents how to access digital content and use digital platforms such as BrainPop on the fly. Northside librarians continued to support instruction by collaborating with teachers. Northside librarians created and curated enrichment activities for students that went beyond the curriculum. Northside librarians created and helped other educators create online read-alouds and book talks while adhering to copyright laws.
Want to know what happened in your school library in  2019-2020? Visit with your librarian today and ask to see your school's Library Yearly Report!
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