1. Volunteers Impacting Ozaukee
Christian School Students through
the Library
• Library services
• Computerization of
existing titles
• Book “whispering”
• Math & reading
component
• Assist with Family Fun
Reading Night
• Parent section
• Ongoing parent and
teacher assistance

2. Library Services
• Volunteer librarians in 2003
prepared books for a formal
library (book cards/Dewey
Decimal on spine). Library
had been inactive.
• Since then three volunteer
librarians have assisted
students bi-weekly with
themed library time. We
help students find books
that they are interested in
and pull books to meet our
featured “theme”.

3. Computerization of Existing Titles
• Starting in January 2013
volunteer librarians (and
others from the
community) computerized
all the library holdings
(6,300+ books) using our
school web-based
management system. This
was completed in August
2013. Each book had to be
scanned and bar coded for
entry into the database.
• Students, parents and
teachers can now search via
title, author or key word.
• Volunteer librarian planned
a “Grand Re-Opening” of
the library – to get kids
excited about reading! The
mayor was a Guest Reader.

4. Book “Whispering”
• In conjunction with our bi-weekly, themed library
times, librarian does book “whispering” with the 5/6
and 7/8 graders. Following the theme of the day, she
“whispers”, or previews, 3 to 4 books to engage the
students’ interest. For example: Presidents, Black
History Month, Heroes and Heroines of the Old
Testament, Horses, Poetry, and Don’t Judge a Book by
its Cover.
• We have had good success in having students check
out books that were “whispered” to them.

5. Math and Reading Component
• When Ozaukee Christian School purchased new math
books, a teacher noted there was a reading
component to go along with every chapter. She asked
volunteer librarian if we had any of these books.
• Volunteer librarian used books already available, as
well as purchased new and used books, to provide a
reading component for every chapter in the math
curriculum for kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades.
• Volunteer librarian developed Excel spreadsheet
(searchable by title, author or grade/chapter) for
teachers to use.

6. Assisted with
Family Fun Reading Night
• Volunteer librarian assisted
Language Arts Teacher with
an inaugural Family Fun
Reading Night.
• Volunteer librarian gave an
overview and
demonstration of new
computerized library
program.
• Volunteer librarian showed
parents the many different
areas of our library open to
them.

7. Parent Section
• OCS Library provides a “Parent Section” with
books available on Christian parenting,
reading development and improvement, and
parent/child activities (to name a few).

8. Ongoing Teacher and Parent
Assistance
• Librarian is available to pull books to meet the needs
of students, parents and teachers.
• Example: A student lost her grandmother and
parents were looking for resources to read with the
child. Librarian provided three Christian-based books
for the family to use.
• Example: Second graders are to write their first
research paper on animals. Volunteer librarian
shows children how to find appropriate books and
how to use index, etc.

9. Ways We’d Like to Enhance our
Library and School
Areas we are eager to improve:
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New Caldecott/Newbery posters
Additional language arts books
Additional Spanish/English books
Replace very worn books
Additional parenting books
Updated Christian biographies
Additional Christ-centered
worldview books (Answers in
Genesis, for example)
• Completion of series where we
are missing some volumes
Additional areas to improve in
our school:
•3 more iPads for algebra I class
•20 iPads for middle school (science
and social studies classes)
•4 laptops and video projectors for
lower elementary and preschool
classes

10. Ways We’d Like to Enhance our
Library and School
Areas we are eager to improve:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
New Caldecott/Newbery posters
Additional language arts books
Additional Spanish/English books
Replace very worn books
Additional parenting books
Updated Christian biographies
Additional Christ-centered
worldview books (Answers in
Genesis, for example)
• Completion of series where we
are missing some volumes
Additional areas to improve in
our school:
•3 more iPads for algebra I class
•20 iPads for middle school (science
and social studies classes)
•4 laptops and video projectors for
lower elementary and preschool
classes