Library Usage Report December 2011

Usage Report December 2011

Sandie Liacouras

Strath Haven High School Library

Scheduled Classes 64

Students in Class 1424

Walk-in Patrons 4800

Titles used in house 106

Closed 6 Blocks

Statistics Snapshot

Junior

Class

wins this

month!

Class Use

This month the library display featured DVD cases

designed by Leslie Taylor’s Graphic Design students.

They each selected a popular movie or TV show, and

created artwork and text to parody the original.

School Access Home /Remote Access

School Access

Home Access

Total

GROVE DATABASES

OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY

The POWER Library is a service of Pennsylvania’s public libraries,

school libraries and the State Library. The POWER Library provides

free access to thousands of full text periodical articles, newspapers,

a major encyclopedia, plus photographs, pictures, charts, maps and

reference materials for people of all ages.

LIBRARY HIGHLIGHTS The Coffeehouse on December 19

th brought some new talent, with Shaq Johnson rapping some original poetry, as

well as seasoned performers, \including Money Mike Francis, Sumire Clevinger, Dave Turpin on the acoustic

guitar and many great bands.

Follett Destiny Demonstration

On Thursday, December 15, the District librarians, Curriculum Director Denise Citarelli Jones,

and Technology staff members , Mark Finlayson, AJ Cetroni and Xaras Collins-Brown met with

representatives from Follett Library Management to learn about the Destiny Automation program.

Our District libraries currently use Follett InfoCentre and are considering upgrading to Follett Destiny.

The Destiny program offers many more curriculum connections, and ebook capabilities, among other

features. Suzanne Roesler, the Follett rep, will be following up with proposals to upgrade. Every

other school district in Delaware County has upgraded to this new platform.