The January 2010 monthly report from Rundlett Middle School Library summarized the following: 1) Key staff members attended workshops on learning commons and the ALA Mid-Winter meeting. The library hosted spelling and geography bees. 2) Library circulation was 2,465 items and 56 new books were added. Libguides were created and accessed 192 times. 3) The library collaborated with various classes on units about research, survival, hot topics, short stories, animals, mythology and more. Collaboration levels ranged from providing materials to co-teaching lessons.

1. January 2010
Staff:
Nancy J. Keane, Librarian
Alison Casko, Librarian
Sandy Soucy, Library Assistant
Ruth Perencevich, Library Assistant
Rundlett Middle School Library
Monthly Report

2. Rundlett Middle School Library
Monthly Report – January 2010
Program Highlights
Ms. Keane and Mrs. Casko attended
a workshop on Learning Commons
Ms. Keane attended American Library
Association Mid-Winter meeting as NH
Delegate
Learning Commons hosted the
Geography Bee and the Spelling Bee
Ms. Keane presented a District
workshop – Know Your Learner
Began a trial of Libguides to replace
wiki pathfinders
Mrs. Casko set up an exploratory area
in the Learning Commons
Ms. Keane and Mrs. Casko presented
Tech Tool Time on CCTV
Consulted with CCTV on creating a
Rundlett block of programming

3. Rundlett Middle School Library
Monthly Report – January 2010
Rundlett Middle School Library Statistics, January 2010
Number of Days in Session 19
Number of Class Sessions Served 108
Number of Class Sessions Served in Library Lab 93
Total Number of Classes Served 220
Number of Student Visitors
6th grade 604
7th grade 423
8th grade 326
Walk throughs (printer, book return, etc. 138
Number of Visitors in Small Groups 332
Total Walk-Ins 1,823
Total circulation 2,465
Total Books Added 56
Libguides created 3
Libguides accessed 192

4. Rundlett Middle School Library
Monthly Report – January 2010
Library Utilization and Collaborative Highlights
(not all classes using the library are listed
Name or Topic of Unit Grade Level and Subject Area *Level of Collaboration
1 2 3 4 5
Research (Self Selected Topic) 8th grade Language Arts X
Survival 6th grade Social Studies X
Hot Topics 8th grade Language Arts X
Short Stories 6th grade Language Arts X
Animals 6th grade Science X
Watsons Go To Birmingham 8th grade Reading X
Mythology 8th grade Latin X