WISS Library Annual Report June 2011

1. WISS Library
Annual Report
June 2011
Fiona Collins
Head Librarian
Email: fcollins@wiss.cn

2. Library goals
• developing a library that supports the IB
curriculum from PYP to DP
• promoting a love of reading within the
WISS community

3. Library promotion
• New Library opened on Feb 14th 2011.
• Regular magazine and newsletter
articles.
• Author visits – 5 major author visits
this year including Author/illustrator
Alison Lester in residence.
• 2 different Book clubs this year and a 2 day Book Fair
during Book Week.
• Collaborative teaching opportunities.

4. Patrons & Circulation
• Students – 363 (30% increase, includes
departed students)
• Faculty – 105
• Parents – 50 (more than double last year)
• Circulation – 52,902 loans (31,7601 to
Faculty)

5. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Parent
Nursery
Pre K
Kindergarten
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Average Circula ons per Patron

6. Collection Development
• The collection has grown 23% to
20,200 titles (30,050 copies);
• Growth areas have centered around
Magazines & newspapers; Parent &
Adult collections, and the Foreign
Language collections;
• Secondary textbooks and PYP Home
readers are now all catalogued.

9. Electronic Databases
• Britannica Online & Global Reference Centre,
Brain Pop, Book Flix and Teen Health &
Wellness have been introduced this year;
• Questia High School database will be added
in August 2011;
• Other databases such as Green R, Turnitin
and Newsbank are under consideration

10. Future plans
• Introduction of online Library flexible
scheduling in August 2011 to cater for
larger patron base and make more
effective use of the bigger space;
• Great involvement of Head Librarian in
planning collaboratively across the whole
school