Texas Library Snapshot Day
Fall 2012
Written Responses
Examples of Reference Questions
Where can I find information on ethical hacking?
Do you have material on Theodore Roosevelt, the first book of the latest biography?
How do you negotiate your salary in an interview?
Access to library resources using the library wi-fi
Help searching the medical databases for better retrieval
Off-site access to library resources
Do you have Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
How do I do a search for this title?
I need a city map, can you help me find one?
I need to get my GED, do you know where I can take classes?
Do you have any pictures of the University from 1963?
What online resource can I use with my students for biographies?
Can you help me find a book to use to teach about differences within families?
Can you help me find a scary book? :)
Where can I find information on the SAT?
Do you have any books on vampires?
Can I use the computer to print?
Can you suggest a book for me about …..??
What is the URL for the new Follett APP for FollettShelf??
How do I look up where this book is?
Science biographies
King Arthur references
Mystery books
Where is early voting?
Where is my polling location?
How do I download eBooks?
Where can I find a scary DVD movie?
How can I store my scrapbooking materials?
Can you help me with my science fair project research?
How do you make a movie in Power Point,\.
General how to?
Using data bases
Specific to research
Most questions were related to Media Fair since 8th grade was working on Media Fair Projects.
How do I find music that is free to use in my presentation?
What tools can I use to create a video online?
Where can I find copyright free images to use in a project?
How do I use ebook?
I need to find a book on our President.
Where would I find books on magnets for a project?
Where can we find books to do research on dinosaurs? (first grade students doing research on dinosaurs
with the gifted and talented program teacher)
Where are your Wimpy Kid books?
Do you have books on the senses?
Do you have any books with a timeline for the American Revolution?
I need flash cards for my kids to practice multiplication facts. Do you have any in the library?
Do you have any materials for teaching the topic of Thanksgiving?
How can I find out more about the candidates?
Do you know when the early voting polling places close today?
Where can I find a book on Caddo Indians?
Where are books on Halloween?
Can magazines be checked out the library?
Can we use the computers to take AR test?
Copyright - what is the rule for using music in a video?
What are the lowest level Spanish books in the library?
How many books can a kinder student check out?
Where can I find books about Indians? Ben Franklin? Helen Keller?
Can I check out Spanish dictionaries?
How do I put a hold on a book?
How do I book up Bessie Coleman on the computer?
“Any leads to "scholarly/academic" sources for non-profit organizations? I have 5 sources from books, but
the professor needs published research”
“I was wondering where to find Italy criminal procedures including investigation, pre-trail procedures
and confinement, pleas and trial, rights of the accused”
“Hello, I have been researching journal articles for quite some time, but I am still finding difficulty Can
you help?”
“Can I have library materials from the main campus sent up here?”
“How did you get into librarianship?”
Thank you for remind me why Irving students are the best & brightest stars. You are awesome!
Keep reading!
What an awesome event! Thank you for inviting me to participate.
Where can I find books about cyberbullying, abstinence, Jim Crow Laws, "coming of age", body image,
anorexia, tattoos, piercings, fashion design, how to play the piano, the Kane Chronicles, engineering,
Civil Rights, the Dust Bowl, Aldus Huxley & Brave New World, Mockingjay, birth control, economics of
other countries, child labor, child soldiers, video gaming, "Perks of being a wall flower", game theory,
dancing through the decades, Marxist archetypes
Where are the shark books?
What year did Johnny Appleseed die?
Can I borrow the dictionaries?
When did Thomas Edison die?
Do we have red/yellow couners?
Could the fourth grade come to the library for a presentation?
Where are books that relate to following directions?
Where are Fancy Nancy books?
Where are the Wimpy Kid books?
Where is Pinkalicious?
How do I check my account?
Which dictionary would be best for first grade?
Do you have another fantasy story like "Gregor the Overlander?"
From a teacher: "I need the professional book Mentoring Traits for writing. Can you order it for me?"
What is a good book for bullying?"
How do I print from the computer? Do you have a copy of ____? Where's the laminator and/or how do I
laminate? Do you have scissors, glue, a pencil, a pen, markers, etc? Where are the _____books?
ex. car
I need a badge (no question just a statement). Do you have a lanyard? I need a shirt. Where is the
clothes closet? Is ___ in her/his office? Where is the colored paper?
Where can I find information about Sharks, Day of the Dead, Magnetism, Books by Tomie De Paola?
How can I put a book on hold?
Where can I find "name of book?"
The computer won't let me log in.
How do I print?
Students were looking for the "book characters books" as they had to hold up the books. "Where is a
witch book?" "Where is a robot book?" Some parents came in looking for books and get library cards.
"How can we access ebooks?"
Where are books about voting?
Where are books about size?
How do I put a book on hold/
Where are the books about ghosts?
Where are the children's books located?
Where can I print out my assignment?
Where are the magazines?
Do you have more Halloween books?
Do you have a book on rock painting?
I need information on ancient Greece.
Do you have Catching Fire?
How do I find an E book?
A teacher asked for books related to atoms, the Periodic Table, etc.
"Can you help me find an outline for a persuasive speech?"
"I recently tried to check out a digital book (this is SO AWESOME, by the way!). So I followed these
instructions through my computer (which I thought I was supposed to do). The book is not showing up
on my Kindle. Should have I have logged in from the Kindle instead?"
"Why is Randall's advertising Swanson’s aseptic chicken broth? What does aseptic mean?"
"I'd like help finding my ancestor's immigration information - date of arrival, ship, list of family
members, port of arrival, once they did when they were here."
How do I submit applications online for employment?
I need primary sources for my history fair project.
I like mysteries - can you suggest some authors I might like?
I am trying to get my preschooler ready for kindergarten. Can you show me books which will help me
do that?
I need to find an obituary for someone who died on July 15, 1923.
Do you have a copy of the book Everything by Mary DeMuth?
How do I use the online library resources?
How do I take an AR quiz?
How do I use Google Search to find pictures needed for a class assignment?
Do I look up just one name for Plato or Aristotle?
Which came first, Pearl Harbor or Vietnam?
Under the Affordable Health Care Act, are routine mammograms for seniors covered by insurance?
If my most recent jobs were all short-term positions, how should I show them on my resume?
Where can I find company balance sheet and income report information from the 1940s?
“What were the days and times of the recent earthquakes in the Dallas area?”
Do you have anything that explains the election process for kids?
When does the next Wimpy Kid book come out?
What are resources in the Roth library where we can get information about the season Fall/Autumn ?
Are they all books or are there some online sources as well?
What is the user name and password for Mackin Via and Capstone interactive e-books?
How to find information on their student accounts.
Locating previous titles so they could create their wordles.
Locating the right APP for QR code reader.
What are some types of ladybugs?
What do ladybugs look like - do you have pictures?
Where are the scary books?
Do you have any books on a "Y" reading level?
Do you have any simple books about voting and elections?
What is the title of the new J.K. Rowling book?
Phone number for the Freeport jail?
I need a historical fiction book for a 7th grader.
Do you have any books that will help teach onomatopoeia?
Where can I find information on WWII and the Holocaust?
Do you have a good resource for the book Surviving Hitler?
My class will be working on biographies for projects. Do you have a lesson or resources to share with
them?
How do I find articles analyzing Van Gogh's "Starry Night?"
Where should I go to vote in the election?
What is the definition of "invigilate?"
I got a warrant for my arrest. How do I find out how much I owe?
Which forms do I need for a divorce?
What kinds of foods are good for diabetes?
How do I check out e-books?
How can I give a book in memory of someone?
Is it true that Adolf Hitler was Time Magazine's man of the year in 1939?
Can you help me find study materials for the ESL, or GED?
I need help finding an article about Merck & Epson collaborating on an OLED TV monitor - I'm trying
to decide what stock to invest in.
What is the value of a 1950s Bulova watch?
Can you help me find the Junie B books? My teacher read that and I like it a lot.
I want to learn how to protect my garden this winter. Do you have any information on that?
Where can I go to vote early?
Where do I vote on Election Day?
What is the most safe and reliable car to buy?
I need three books on Harriet Tubman for my report.
Can you help me attach my resume to this job application?
"Where can I find something that will help me figure out who to tell my mom to vote for?"
"Where can I find 'Diary of a Young Girl'?"
"How do I put Roman Numerals in this Word document?"
Can you suggest a good spooky book?
How do I site a website?
Where can I find primary source documents for my National History Day topic on Elvis?
Bluebonnet Award books
2x2 Award books
Paramedic care and ethics
Learning Quickbooks program
Can you help me find books about Halloween?
Where can I find books about the US Constitution?
Can I check out books about fairy tales and fables?
Where are the scary books?
Where are the biographies?
Which section is science?
Do you have any Wimpy Kid books?
How do I find the force and motions section?
How do you download ebooks from the library?
Is there a way to take a practice GED?
Where do I go to early vote?
How do auditory and visual learning compare?
How do the ears and eyes communicate with the brain?
How do our bodies regulate heat?
Books about Diego Rivera
Books about fortune telling -- its history and how to do it
Where can I find a book about elections?
Where can I find information about how the life of Selena Quintanilla Perez changed things in Tejano
music?
Where do I find primary source photos of Van Cliburn's performance at the Tchaikovsky competition
in Russia in 1958?
Where do we read the biography of the guy who founded the FIFA World Cup for soccer?
How do I find books on Afghanistan?
How do I find database information on the effects of the Afghan war on children?
I need to find the Bay of Honduras.
Can I borrow a book from another school?
Where can I get a picture for my history fair project time-line?
Do you have any books with similes?
Where are the ???? books?
1. What books do you have on forces and motion?
2. How can I place a hold on a book?
3. Who wrote the "Tacky the Penguin" series?
I want books about the Titanic. Do you have any? Where are they?
Do you have any books on the baseball player Derek Jeter?
Where are your books about football?
“Do you have Rosetta Stone for people who want to learn Spanish?”
“Emory, Texas, is in what county?”
“What time is the Acoustical Bluegrass Jam there at the library?”
“How does the TexShare Card work?” (asked by new employee)
“Can you fax something to a long distance number?”
“Is your community room available for political groups to meet?”
What is the next book after Perfect Chemistry?
How do I know what information to use when I Google "cancer?"
What is a good website to use for my career project?
Can I get the requirements for the MLA format?
Where can I find information on countries online? what websites?
Can you recommend a book that can help me with symbolism?
Where are the books that deal with Force and Motion and Energy?
Can we use the netbooks to research the on the internet?
Where are the Rick Riordan books?
Where can I find 597 SIM?
Are there any Bad Kitty books?
Where are the face painting, Barbie, fireman, wildcat books, Great Pyramids?
Where are books for the letter “G”?
What is the second book in the Books of Umber series?
Where can I find information on espionage during the Revolutionary War
Can you help me with Word? I need to change the margins and print.
Do you have The Fourth Apprentice?
How many points is this book worth? (re Accelerated Reader points)
"I'm looking for information on the molecular structure of water."
"Do you have Puccini's 'La Boheme'?"
Staff looked up patron's polling location for Election Day using the patron's street address, which, to
the patron's surprise, was found to be listed as the home of another. Staff person had to explain to
patron what it meant and what to do about it.
I'm needing help finding an article on nursing regarding hospice, am I doing this right?
Do you know what site we go to for the Jurisprudence exam?
How can I save these highlighted quotes from the article I found?
Where can I find Therapeutic Communications for Mental Health Nursing CAIs?
politicians running for office
political issues
American Revolution
Magnet high schools
How do I print pictures?
Where do I go to vote if I don't early vote?
What time is early voting and what do I need to bring?
What do you have on depression glass?
Can you help me figure out why my car won't start?
Where did Chewbacca die? What did he die of?
Do you have a pet name book?
“Do you have books about the different forms of energy?”
“Which copies of the Bill and Pat Sargent books are going to be available for checkout?”
Are there library books I can get on the Jewish religion?
Who is the good mystery writer with a movie star name? (Heather Graham)
I am applying for a job, but they are asking for my e-mail address. How do I get one?
How do you figure the area of an irregular shape?
In Texas, can you cancel a construction contract within a certain period of time, without reason or
penalty?
What is a blog?
How do I find information on Orphan Trains?
Can you help me find a picture book with a theme in it?
Where can I find Fly Guy?
What is a book like Junie B. Jones?
Do we have monster truck books?
Where can I find a fiction book about horses?
I need a book about Virginia.
Poetry books and other resources
Accelerated Reader books
Books on the moon and Math Patterns
What is your favorite genre?
Do you know what RIF means?
Do you like Non-Fiction?
What is a good place to look for information about the Inca, Mayan, and Aztec civilizations? (Teacher with
classes in library)
I cannot login into my account, could you help me? (About 20 requests from students and substitute
teachers)
Where is the person who gives out transcripts located? (Parent who wandered into the library)
Where do I go for resume form? (Students who did not do the assignment from class)
Could you tell me a good website for pictures about Venezuela? (Student in library class)
Would you help me find a fiction book about bears?
Can you spell Mercer Mayer for me?
I need to find information about the Wander Albatross on the internet.
Could you help me find this book that I wrote down the call number and title?
Where do I find this book?
What is the login for the database?
Where are the sports books?
Where can I do my early voting?
Can you help me find the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books?
What information do you have about the Holocaust?
Do you have any videos on matter?
I've looked on the shelf, but I can't find the book. The computer says it's here. Can you help me?
Can you help me with the laptop and presentation cart? I can't get it to log in, and I don't know how to
get the video to play, and there are no speakers!
I need do a research paper about criminal youth, their mental disorders, and abusive past. What’s a good
book? Please help.
How do I do MLA citation?
How can I have a book reserved from the library?
Does this count as a scholarly journal article?
Where can I find the Oxford English Dictionaries?
Can you help me find information on the Big Bang Theory?
How do I find Academic Search Complete?
What is the difference between a scholarly journal and a popular periodical?
How do I access the databases remotely?
How do I access my Gaggle email account?
How do I place a book on hold?
Where can I find books on weaponry?
Do you have other books on Anne Frank?
"Where are the books on World War II?" (Response: Have you gotten into your Destiny Quest and
entered your keywords? - Well let me help you do that."
"I don't remember how to get to Destiny Quest."
"So, you don't like to read? Then you are my favorite library person because now I get to conduct a
reference interview to learn about what you like and don't like. So, my first question is would you
rather have a dinosaur or a dog?" (I write down their answer which becomes their keyword for
searching in the online catalog. We read about the books from the online catalog, write down call #'s
(together), go pull the books and sit together reading through the books to find the one or two that the
student really shows an interest. I am looking for the "Oh, yes! this is great!" reaction before moving
to another student. Generally, if a student doesn't like to read it means they are not good readers or
they have not understood how to find the books that serve their interests. A very nice way to serve
someone.
Where can I find a book on auto mechanics?
Where is the section of the library on careers?
How do I find this book?
How do I cite a book that doesn't have an author?
How do I get to Ebsco?
How can I find more information?
How do you spell Edgar Allan Poe?
Where are the dictionaries?
How do I access my Gaggle Account?
How do I format an MLA citation for this resource?
Can you help me find information on Athena for my English research assignment?
Can you recommend a good book to read?
Can you assist me on locating information on how to set-up my gaggle email?
What website do I use for NanoWrimo?
Do you have? (looking for a book or other material)
Can you help me find...
How do I find....
Help finding particular book
Help using Dewey Decimal System
Help setting up document camera
Sales representative phone call about returned books
Overdue notice help for incentive program
Where can I find a picture of my author?
Is this a good website for my research?
Which copyright date do I use for this book?
If I can't find an author for this website, what should I do?
Which genre would (title of book) be in?
Where can I find information on Abbie Hoffman? Do you have information on the Watergate Scandal? Do
any of the databases have stuff on Ben Franklin?
Can the school internet databases be used at home? How?
Can you help me find a library book about the aging process?
How do I open this document?
How do I print this?
Do you have wi-fi and may I use it on my own computer?
How can I access an article from CILAHL that's in a Sage database?
How can I find books about laws related to social work?
How can I cite my resources according to MLA?
Where can I find this book?
Do we have any books on the election?
Can you help me with this excel spreadsheet?
How do I get on the PAC from home?
Where can I find a critical review of my poet?
How do I cite this source for my book using Easy Bib?
Which ISBN number should I use?
I need to find a book on current issues such as Obama Care. Do you have that book?
How do I print from the database? How do I save? Can I email the article?
Location of books found using database
Help using on line resources
What is the next title in ___ series?
Where can I find books on___?
How do I put a book on hold?
Finding books (younger students)
Requests for new books (series)
Request for transfer of book/s (teacher)
Where to find?
Are there any chapter books available that have audiobooks that go with them?
Do you think the 2x2 Program is age appropriate for my students?
How do I renew my book?
How do I put a book on hold?
Do you have any books that discuss the different forms of energy?
How to access the internet by non-English speaking patrons
How to scan a document using the scanner
How to print from word document
How to acquire an e-mail account
How to use the local bank website
Sample Comments
I love my library because I can access the Internet or book for research that I need for an assignment."
"I really wanted to say thank you to the library staff that was so helpful with my job seeking/resume. Great
job!"
"I enjoy the Game Day every quarter!"
"I like my library; the librarian is always helpful when asked to be."
"Great resource for ITT. Lots of useful magazines."
Who decorated the puppet stage? It is very nice!
I like the fact that you have a coffee shop in the library.
I like this library but sometimes it takes a while for checkouts because of the long lines.
I think the library could use more light or better lighting especially around the artwork.
The library needs more computers reserved for homework and also more outlets for places to plug in
personal laptops.
"We're gonna be able to use email at school??"
"I can read a chapter book!"
"I love I'm Not Afraid of This Haunted House! Can I check it out??"
I like the library-they play great music! (we use Pandora and make different shelf selections daily)
You have Art shows here? That is someone’s REAL Art work??
"Wow, this was fun!"
"I can't wait to get my tattoo!"
"How can I sign up on the computer?"
This library is better than the one at my school.
This is an activity my son really enjoys and we have a good time coming and pickou out books.
Thank you.
Love this family events every Thursday, they help me bond with my son!
I really like to o to the library to check out books and do activities with my kids and have fun.
We like to come every Thursday as a family for search for books together and do some projects as a
family night. We love it!
My family and I come to the school library every week because my children enjoy checking out the books
and taking them home to read.
Very well organized & maintained. Kinkeade library group is doing a great job having a weekly activity,
that interests the kids better.
This library has the best books.
The library ladies are so helpful and nice.
We enjoy coming to the library to listen to stories.
My classes always remind me of library day, because they enjoy getting new books and the library
activities.
I wish more authors would have their books translated in to Spanish.
I can't believe my kids are so excited about our research project.
“I love the staff in the library here—they are always friendly and helpful. As a commuter from Austin, it’s
important for me to have access to the library so I can make the most out of my time on campus.”
“The Library to me is the best place to focus.”
“This is a great library! It is vital to the success of the students!”
“I live here!”
“Love interlibrary loan!”
Thank you for helping me choose that book! It was good!
One Great Day of Reading - community leaders, P.I.E., district administrators, Irving Public Library
employees, IISD high school students, and others came to Britain to read to our students ad celebrity
readers. In addition we had a story teller, 2 book character parades, a door decorating contest, and
all-school dress up. This was our special day to celebrate books and reading at Britain Elementary.
"Show me how to read your ebooks." "How can I print my ticket for my ACT test?" "I loved the book
"Wonder" by Brian Selznick." "Let's do "Perks of Being a Wallflower" for our next student book club."
"The best book I ever read was "The Giver" it really made me think."
Mrs. Bryant is always willing to co-plan and co-teach lessons, research, literacy stations, and technology
based instruction in my classroom. We have already implemented CScope instruction together this
year and have collaborated many times to accomplish Techfusion goals. We plan to collaborate
many more times throughout the year. She is also managing a DestiNation Imagination team and we
will be working together to provide engaging higher level learning. Our librarian, Ms. Bryant is an
invaluable resource and support at our school. No only does she get to know and engage our
students but she creates positive relationships with parents, encouraging their involvement. She also
seeks to and positively impacts the learning of our students. She provides us with materials we need,
but also checks with us and suggests additional helpful tools.
You are a librarian because you love books." (1st grader)
The library at school is very beneficial since I don't have Internet at home."
"I love the library atmosphere, very studious and welcoming. I know that the librarians will gladly offer me
assistance when I need it."
"The library is where I can just chill and do my work."
"I like coming here and reading books."
"Great place to do research on comics, some series are missing a few books. STILL, is great!"
What is great is some of the books, the service and the help. Improvements: we need more computers
and more time to look around.
What's great about the library is that we get to check out books. They provide us books so that we can
improve our reading.
I like that you have a big selection of books and sofas for us to read [on]. I love that you have library
helpers and book fairs every year. I think we need more couches to sit on.
"Usually come to work on online classes, and check out movies and books. Without the library, I'd
probably fail my online courses since I don't have access to the internet."
"My family finds something new and interesting to learn about almost every visit, often something different
than we expected."
"I come and read the paper everyday and make a copy of the crossword puzzle. I love crossword
puzzles."
I am deaf. I come to chat on computer. Love library :-)"
"We come to story hour here every week and it keeps getting better & better! I bring my children at least
once a week."
Hi I like the library because I can check out books and I can read and you show us fun stuff on the
Internet.
That the library is cool, and you need a little bit of books. And thank you.
I will like them to have more diary of wimpy kid and bigger library and more computers that's all.
I think that the library should have more and better books to read. We should use more internet and
funner stuff and activities. Also we should be able to get more than two books.
The library is great but I need you guys to add more Warriors books.
About our author's visit:
I thought she was great! Maybe I could become a famous writer 1 day.
She inspired me by telling me that you can write anything and don’t let anybody stop you from living your
dreams.
She was so funny I hope we have another author like her again.
I liked how Dianne de las Cassas was reading. It was cool how she remembered every book that she
made! The way she inspired my writing was expression and making “thoughtshots” and snapshots!
One thing that I want to do was read another one of her books I love her boks!
Thank you Mrs. Camp for making this all possible, for Dianne de las Casas come to Benfer Elementary!!!!
It was a really cool performance! She was really dramatic. (But in a good way.) She was really funny too. I
like what she said, "Look away boys! It’s NOT polite to watch a lady when she is changing!" LOL :p
She was great. She was so energized and good at telling stories. She was also very funny and humorous.
Very helpful customer service
Very good – they have movies for adults & my grandchildren
Very nice place and everybody is friendly
Excellent staff, very friendly at the children’s dept. have beautiful activities for the children –
congratulations!
Super equipped place, has everything necessary for my children to do their homework
I have to say that this library is very uplifting. You all cater to everyone’s needs. I love it; and printing is
half-way free! That's a plus!
I enjoy The Colony Library. I have been checking out books here since elementary school. I feel that it is
a great resource for our community.
I really enjoy coming to the library to get books for my two year old. Thanks a lot for having everything so
organized and clean all the time.
Would like to see more up-to-date movies and urban authors.
Good selection of new fiction.
We have a great library because we have a great librarian, an abundance of books, wonderful decorations
and always a smile!
Our librarian is outstanding. Although we do not have as many books as we would like to have, she is
determined to fill our library. My students love her creativity and excitement for reading.
Our library is very active. There are lots of events scheduled all year. The students get to experience lots
of video book use (e-books). The technology is great.
The library is the most favorite place to go to at the end of the day (besides going home).
I never really had the desire to read until I started helping in the library. The staff that work in the library
are fantastic and they show that they love their jobs. I've grown to read more advanced books with
the help of the staff, and my vocabulary has improved. I love [our] library.
"As a homeschooling family, we rely on the library's resources to supplement our work. The librarians are
always helpful."
"This is the best small town library I have ever seen. I appreciate their efforts to find whatever I need."
"I love our library. When I considered moving here, I made sure there was a library system-- and it is the
best, with a friendly and helpful staff."
Without the library, the entertainment would be gone
Our library is a big part of our home school curriculum as well as entertainment
Without the library it would be a lot harder finding a place with more resources available for research as
well as having a computer available when needed
“This library is awesome! The folks that work here are very polite, professional, helpful, and
knowledgeable! This is a great place to come with a variety of activities.”
“The people that help check out the books and audio is very customer friendly. It would impact me (if the
library was not able to offer you services) because the location is in a good place and I always pick up
my books here. The library is a valuable asset.”
The Storybook Pumpkins activity is fun?
Can someone take my picture?
Where do we put our pumpkin?
I love it when the library gets new books.
Library Club is fun.
"Very fun, quiet place for homework, books better than Barnes and Noble!"
"I think this library is very great. I love how many things we have to choose from."
"It is very loving in here."
"Thank you for providing the Read for the Record book in Spanish!"
"Can we use the computers today to look for books?"
"SkippyJonJones is ALWAYS checked out!"
"I want a LONG picture book."
"I like the 3-D puzzle of the White House on the book display."
The Halloween decorations look great.
There are too many vampire books in this branch.
Your library is so bright and well laid-out. (Patron in a wheelchair)
The clerks in Freeport are always so friendly.
"There are so many good books in the library"
"I didn't like to read before, but now I love to read"
"I didn't know there was a second book for the Magic Thief until I got to this library"
"I've already read 22 books this year!"
"Everyone was so friendly and extremely helpful. I haven't been here in years but I will most definitely be
back!"
"I love the library. They get all my requests (obscure and popular). The librarians are very polite and
helpful."
"We would be very sad not to have these wonderful resources."
"The library is a good and valuable asset to the community."
I LOVE my library! All the staff members are always so helpful and nice!
Staff is helpful and friendly.
I love this library. Staff is great!
Our grandson has so enjoyed the reading times for children. We love to come and gather info on health
and other research. Our grandson is learning to read--that's the importance of libraries!
The library resources are very good, helpful, beneficial and enjoyable.
Thanks, we love coming here it's so colorful!
I didn't know the library offered databases that could help me study for tests online. That's pretty cool.
How did you find that?
This is where I check my email & Facebook every day, so I'm glad that you have free PC access.
Love, Love, Love the storytimes!
This library is an indispensable part of this community. It offers so many resources that I and others would
not otherwise have access to, such as Internet services, research materials, general reading
materials in book and audio formats, as well as entertainment in the form of DVDs and CDs. This
library branch has become my main source of pleasure and entertainment, particularly since our
nation’s economic downturn. I know that I am not alone in viewing it as one of this community’s
greatest treasures.
Barbara Bush Library has the resources I can’t afford at home, and I am very appreciative for this.
On my new job search, I find that the library acts as an “office” for me that is more conducive for me to get
stuff done.
I love the children’s programs. My daughter is inspired to read and socialize. Story time is the highlight of
her week!
I am so indebted to the library. With their help, I’ve been able to help my 3-year old learn to read
approximately 20 words. I am also able to do my own coursework. I am so very grateful for such a
place as this with friendly and knowledgeable staff. It’s also helped my three-year old learn how to
work on a computer. It gives another learning tool by having PC’s for kids. We don’t have a computer
at home, so her being able to use it here is not only a big treat, but as a parent I know she won’t be at
a disadvantage when school begins. Between the workbook to help me homeschool, the books we
read for fun, story time (in English and Spanish), and access to Internet on a PC, my daughter is
“advanced.” THANK YOU LIBRARY!
"I love coming to the library because its [sic] fun to come here and chill!"
"I really enjoy the selection of books the library has to offer. Plus, I enjoy playing chess as well."
"I love my library. Is a place when you can find all types of book you want. My library rocks."
"I like it here."
"I love this library. It’s a lot better than any other one I had."
I love it when you have the whole series!
I love this book that you suggested! It's the first book that I have ever read on my own without being
assigned to by a teacher.
Can I be a reading cheerleader?
"The Hillsboro library is a great resource for our community. We depend on the staff for help with our
research and other activities. We use the library to place posters about community activities."
"This is a fantastic resource for our community. The staff is knowledgeable, accessible and friendly."
"I love the library for all the services it provides, its helpful employees, the pleasant atmosphere. It is just
great for the community."
"Couldn't ask for more--a great service to the community with a wonderful staff."
"Great library. We are lucky to have it and the great staff. They are always ready to help."
That was an awesome presenter! (referring to falconer Chuck Redding, which tied in with Bluebonnet
book Thunder Birds: Nature's Flying Predators.
This is the funnest specials!
We can learn new stuff by books. We have a lot of choices.
It is fun and you get books and you get to use the computers.
I like the library because you get to read and you learn a lot from books
I love to come to Library.
Reading is my favorite subject.
I like graphic novels.
My favorite genre is fiction.
The great thing is that we get to read our books and the people that work here.
I like to come because there are books I like.
The library is very fun because you get to check out books.
I like the library!
I like to eat with Mrs. Baker
check out
I think this library is better than the other school
Thank you for having the Halloween craft day and allowing my kids to trick-or-trick in the library. That was
neat.
You are incredibly understanding and nice. (We allowed an older gentleman to use our phone twice.)
The candy is free? Love your costume.
I love that book!
Do you have the Clifford Halloween book in yet?
"Wow. We voted for President of the United States of America and we are just kids. Do you think anyone
will pay attention to us?"
"I love this flag that I got when I voted for president. I will keep it forever and put it with my library books."
Is freaky, fun Friday an example of alliteration?
My favorite season is Fall too!
Fall is when the leaves turn dead.
The library is a way helpful all round resource that helps set5 me on the productive right track in the
morning."
"I like the privacy and security of the library."
"The library is the coolest place in Kerr!"
"I love, love, love the library because books are my only friends.
"Needs more computers"
I love the library. This is my favorite place. Please get more books.
I love the library and I want to find better books.
I like the listening station.
I like that you can check out books.
There was a student looking for a book about Derek Jeter. When we went to the biography section and
found it, his face lit up and he exclaimed, "This is so cool! I didn't think you would have him!"
There was a third grade girl who gave a very vague description of the book that she wanted. After some
time, we found the book and she said, "I have been waiting my whole life to read this! "
Thank you for the books.
“That’s great you have an author here today.”
“I need to bring you some books. I’ve decided to downsize and clear out some clutter.”
“I sure appreciate those email and text alerts ya’ll send to let me know when my books are due.”
“Nice Fall decorations.”
“You’ve been helpful.”
“I’d rather pay five cents more per page to make copies here than drive all the way to Tyler.”
I like to come to the library to hang out with friends.
Miss, when are the new books coming in?
Oh, that's a cool website. How did you know that? (Occupational Handbook)
Can I finish my essay and print before the bell rings?
When I vote for the President can I also check out my books?
Why are we filling out this survey about what we are doing in the library today?
Who are you going to vote for?
Who is winning the election so far?
I want Bad Kitty to win president.
Great place to study and do research
I’d pay more taxes to keep our library
The library is absolutely the BEST!! Love the building, staff and service!! Best value for tax money!!
The people there are wonderful, of great help and kindness.
Great resource for my child to read Spanish books.
It was good – awesome.
Everyday the library is awesome!
Love that everyone got to vote today.
It’s cool, it’s awesome, I like it.
Thank you for giving us knowledge [sic] and adventure from books.
Armstrong Middle School Library is fun and helps me catch up on my work.
I think our library is an amazing place for learning. I love AMS's library!
I like it a lot. I can read, work, hang out, play or just do nothing. There is a lot of stuff I can do and it is very
resourceful.
In reference to a Banned Books display: "Does that mean those books are banned here?"
Elementary school girl in a cat costume: "Where do I return these baby books [board books]? Last night I
read them to my Lalaloopy [doll]."
-In reference to a staff person's Red Riding Hood costume: "Are you a devil?"
One student said that our altar for Dia De Los Muertos was spooky.
Will you put our picture on FB?
This is nice - will we see our pictures online?
I don't want a picture of me in my scrubs.
Students were happy with the give-aways. Daytime students preferred the pens and evening students
preferred the cupcakes.
May we take more than one pen?
I love that book, where can I find it?
I have that book at home!
Where are the Bluebonnets?
I came for early voting; this is the first time I've been in the library.
This is the first time I've been here since y'all reopened. (had fire and remodel-closed for a year-reopened
May 2011)
I didn't know y'all had all this.
We really enjoyed storytime.
What cute costumes!
Ahhh! (when I came out in zombie makeup)
“Where is the book about the boy and the skunk?”
“How much are the Animal Pride books?”
I'm a full-time student and since the beginning of 2011 I have been coming to the Temple library for my
studies. With their support and available study space, I have been able to maintain a 3.0 GPA.
It's a great place for information & entertainment. The Librarians here are highly intelligent.
Online databases such as TexShare are very useful.
I love this library. It is so fantastic. I'm like a child in a candy store. I don't know where to start.
Excellent community library--better than large city ones.
My Playaway isn't working. Can you fix it?
I love this series?
I loved the book on the Holocaust. Can you recommend another?
We have to beat ____ in the Book Review Contest (student written reviews in our OPAC)
Can you help me print my driving record for the office?
I loved our book character parade today.
Thank you for doing the book character parade today.
We had so much fun reading our books for the parade today.
I love reading in the bean bags.
"Ms. West is a very good library teacher. She is really good with helping out her parents and especially
her students."
"My school library has been very instrumental in the enhancements of my lessons. I have been able to
access not only books, but also media resources that actively engage my students."
"Our Librarian conducts classes with the Kindergarten class that cover topics/objectives that we are
covering in our regular class. Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies objectives are
supported. She is also exposing the children to how the library works. The Kindergarten classes
have been taught how to pick and check out books and how to take care of the books that they borrow
and are taught to return them.
Ms. West also acquires new titles to keep our library up to date."
That was a good book you recommended.
I love Paperbacks & Pizzas, I'm so glad we are doing it again.
Thank you for teaching my class how to search in Facts on File.
I appreciate you being so flexible.
Thanks for bringing treats for the teachers.
We should take care of our library forever.
One student said to the librarian, "Mrs. Williams please don't retire."
I like the library because it has lots of different books and genres.
I love the library teachers and they give all the help they can.
I love the library because I love reading.
Where are the scary books?
I always seem to find the books I want.
The library is a great place to finish homework, read and check-out a book.
I like the books this library provides.
The library is awesome! I do appreciate the librarian opens the library in the morning so we can read
more. Thank you very much!
Nice comic books.
Mock Election Day - after voting, a Kindergarten student said, "Does he know?"
Students were very excited about voting.
I love it. There's nothing else in the world I love more than this particular library.
I love the student artwork displays.
This is a great place to get homework done.
There's always someone to help you.
It is convenient to have computer access before school and during lunch.
The pumpkin contest was such a cute idea.
We had a large turnout to judge the pumpkins.
Will there be prizes given out?
Thanks! My presentation would have been an epic fail without you!
I didn't know you had so many cool books.
I wish there were more new books about the Holocaust.
Congratulations, you were recognized as "Employee of the Week" for always helping, especially when
you have to be flexible! (Seriously!)
“Great place to study; too quiet”
“Usual spot for focused studying. Looking forward to seeing the finished renovations”
“Excellent help from the librarians and staff”
“Quiet common areas that are comfortable will be a nice place for one to be creative”
“I love that I can check out unlimited number of books” –
Thank you for showing me how to use the scanner.
Thank you for helping me find the book I wanted.
Can't wait for the next library promo.
"This is the best book fair I've ever been to!"
"The storyteller was awesome. I was so scared!"
"All the students' costumes were great! We will be coming back to FRIGHT NIGHT next year for sure."
"I love this library."
"Can I be the class librarian today?
"Can I check this out?" (a big table only book (18 x 17. 5 about cats)
"Can I work on my shelf list?"
"Will you order some more books about soccer?"
I loved this book.
Thank you so much for the ideas on how to use PebbleGo in my classroom.
This is the best character parade we've ever had.
Can you get more BabyMouse books?
I need to borrow all the books you have by Kevin Henkes.
The library is cool and fun. It makes me happy!
The library is where I love to read every day and it has my favorite library teachers!!!
I love the pet books....The library rocks!
The library has so many good books to read!
I love coming to the library. I wish I could stay in here all day.
I didn’t know the library has a manga and comic book section. I’m going to tell my friends!
I love the library. I like to come here and just read.
I love your new books.
Wow. We can vote here?
Cool magazines.
I love this library!
This is a great hang-out spot!
This library has some great books!
This library is larger than my other library!
This library has the friendliest librarian and librarian aide I have ever met!
Loved the stories
Enjoyed having a Mom visit the classroom
I'll come in during lunch to find another book.
I want to use a computer to work on my project.
Oh, this library is so cool!
But we're doing group work, not just talking!
"It's a nice place to come in and read. The library has a nice and wide assortment of books. Also it's
awesome. :)" "It is a calm and soothing place where I can get my work done without being bothered."
"It's very resourceful for the people who do not have internet access at home." "I like that the library is
quiet. It helps me stay focused and I like all the resources it has." "I like that the library is open before,
during and after school to students."
I really enjoyed receiving the free books.
I learned a lot of helpful tools to use with my student.
I really liked this book. Do you have another book like that?
Do you have #16 in the series?
Where can I find biography?
"Love it! The community programs are terrific. Staff is so dedicated!"
"This is a wonderful asset to Mineola!"
"Good selection of DVD's and VHS tapes."
"It’s an opportunity to use internet and newspapers when searching for employment. Also keeps me in
touch with family."
"The people who work here are amazingly helpful and really nice. If I have any questions, here is where I
come."
“I use all resources available!”
“Nice upgrade, Excellent staff. The lib’s environment builds a nice student community. Nicest Building on
Campus by far.”
“It’s a great place to study & hang out with friends”
“Excellent in-house and on-line resources for research.”
“A great place for contemplation and exploration.”
"This is the first time I didn't want to put a book down."
"Will you get us the sequel?"
"I loved being able to talk about the characters and their situations in a relaxed, fun environment."
“What an excellent way to promote your library!”
I loved that story you just read.
We need more Bluebonnet books.
I read a biography of Paul Revere and a student asked me if I thought he was wrong for dumping the tea
in Boston Harbor.
We can't print from our laptops?
How many books can I check out at one time? Can I pay my fine? When was my book due?
Are all of the books on the cart for my subject?
Where do I find the publisher's name? I can't find the copyright.
Will you help me make copies? Can I pay you back tomorrow?
This is a great series.
The library always smells so good! (Too funny)
I'm going to read all of these books.
Lessons taught are very detailed
Parent volunteers comment on how busy I/"we" are
Librarian has "patience of a saint" while working w/students
Lots of books to choose from
Easy to use, the employees are nice and helpful--one of my favorite places to visit.
I am an avid reader and ALL my reading material comes from the library--magazines, books, and online
research.
There would be a huge hole in my day without the library.
I'm going to get a cook book today!
I'm going to see you (the librarian) in the library today!
Thank you for the book!
Great library!
Fun place to visit nice and clean cool ac
great staff very helpful
I enjoy coming in to do my homework as I do not have a computer at home or Internet access
Examples of Programs
GED classes and Basic Excel Computer Classes
E-Portfolio Training
Resources for Professional Organizations in the Virtual Library
The Library held 2 different demonstrations on how to access the library resources using an iPad, iPhone
or Android and how to keep track of your own publications.
Two sessions of each demo were offered on that day plus a library mobile resources guide was available
on that day for the first time.
After School Crafts - Children used construction paper to make bats for Halloween.
Teen Read Week Activities
AVANCE - Classes offered by local group that teaches students English as a second language.
Recruitment Day - Texas State University provided a Q & A session on University Admission Process.
Book Fair
Reviewing Gaggle email account access with fourth graders, netiquette :)
College and Career Research for Seniors
Key Club (after School)
Parents Organizational Meeting (Cheerleaders-Gold Dusters)
We finished, due to rescheduling of classes, Digital Citizenship for both 7th and 8th graders. 7th grade,
first semester focuses on cyberbullying, 8th grade does a video presentation about uploading party
pictures that violated the student athlete code and its consequences.
Mystery Book Club
Preschool Picassos
Knitting Club
Scrapbooking Time
Spooky Storytelling
Twilight Book Discussion for Teens/YA
Chess.
Easy Bib as a research tool.
One of our 3rd grade classes held a video conference with another 3rd grade class from Clarke
Elementary in Killeen, TX
We held our Halloween treats themed Family Night @ the library. The children and their parents were
encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes and participate in the activities. We had a scavenger
hunt for the children to do where they had to locate jack-o-lanterns around the library. Once the jacko-lanterns were located they then had to record the shape used to make the face on the pumpkin on
their date sheet. We hold Family Night @ the library every Thursday night from 3:00-7:00
Mock Election for grades 1-4
Research with 3rd grade using databases to find information on famous people
Research with 2nd grade using print resources to find information on countries.
Halloween story time for all 1st grade classes
Skeleton Creek Book Club for 5th grade
Setting up Book Fair
6 classes did gallery walks to observe and comment on social studies, themes and projects
2 classes brought items for our display case
6 classes did team research for Project Based Learning.
6 classes did silent reading of "Brave New World" - (sent to the library because a sub was not available)
Sensory Poetry for third graders
Halloween story times
Community timelines
Voting
Spring Board technology support lesson using smart board projector system.
Bookclub
We had a book parade today. All students and teachers dressed as a book character. It was a fun day at
school! We read special Halloween stories, watched a video on how and when the festival of
Halloween started and took a quiz on the activity.
My student book club has nine members, five were present. We discussed Fahrenheit 451, the Big Read
novel for Irving. Two students couldn't handle the book, and were reading the graphic version. It was
a good discussion. They couldn't understand why Clarisse died. Through questions and discussion
we got around to some answers. We planned to place a penny jar on the circulation desk to collect
donations for the victims of Hurricane sandy. We put up decorations the 2012 Virtual Voting which
begins on Thursday.
We started our book fair and classes came through to preview and buy items.
The school held a character book parade to conclude Red Ribbon Week. Students and staff dressed up
as their favorite character from a book. The teachers and students love this event. The library
provided many of the books used in the parade. This is a great way to encourage library use and
engage students in activities to foster a love for reading.
Homework Help Center
Adult Book Discussion Group
Chess Club (Adult and Youth)
Costume Creation
Library Card Sign-up (outreach to local elementary school)
Basic Computer Skills training
Library E-book Drop-in Training Sessions
Young Adult Candy Contest
Children's Storytime (a.m. & p.m.)
We had a book fair and a character parade whereby the students had dressed up in their favorite book
character and they paraded around the hallways with their books & in tow & dressed as their
character from the book they had chosen.
Use of online library resources - World Book and World Almanac for Kids online
Peer tutoring
Babies and Books (Story time for ages 0 to 18 months)
One on one training sessions with people to create an email account and then help them apply for jobs
online.
On October 25, all students participated in an Author Event sponsored by the Benfer Library. Dianne de
Las Casa told stories and spoke to students about her writing and how to give their own writing
“pizzazz!” As this event took place in the cafeteria, the regular library schedule continued in the
library.
4th graders checked out books and shared good news from Benfer on our new dry erase board!
1st graders created a spider bookmark that correlated to last week’s stories: one nonfiction book about
spiders, and Eric Carle’s The Very Busy Spider!
Pre-School Story Hour (toddlers)
Movie Day (all ages)
Spooktacular Stories (all ages)
Zombie Book Swap (teens)
Computer Class (adult)
Story Time
Book fairs;
Read "Duck for President" in anticipation of Election Day
Halloween activities, including library raffle for treat pumpkin and pumpkin-judging contest
Collaboration with science teacher in instructing sixth-graders on how to use books, encylopedias and the
Internet to search for biographies of ancient and current scientists
Pre-K pumpkin & trick-or-treat parade
Capstone MyON program
OPAC instruction
Storytimes in 15 branches
GED tutoring
Haunted House for kids and teens
On October 22, 2012, the Roth library Storybook Pumpkin Decorating Contest began with a turnout of 116
pumpkins. We had 3 volunteers label and display our Pumpkin patch and shelve books today. Photos
were taken of each participant. Teachers and students visited between classes today to view the
pumpkin patch.
The lesson today for all grades was to learn how to use our new Mackin VIA and Capstone Interactive
Library ebooks. They enjoyed watching some preview books and taking a comprehension quiz online.
The books were engaging and our class that took the test received the grade of 100%! This is a great
way to get students hooked on our new programs. We look forward to finding the new ebooks on the
school TLC catalogs.
Monster Bash for children, Intermediate Excel class for adults.
Students set up a Gaggle account
Library club members helped with books and setting up accounts
Third Graders are reading books to qualify to join the Patriot Reading Crew; they earn a free t-shirt and
other rewards after reading 15 books on a Patriot Reading List.
Second Graders are completing a "Royal Reading Log". They are coloring an arrow each night they read
at home. The arrows will help a prince find his castle.
Making Wordles about books they had read.
Accessing their new Google accounts.
Making monster bookmarks.
Prizes for checking out books and guessing games all part of Teen Read Week.
Third grade classes learned how to log on to the OPACs and look for books using the Kids catalog
version.
Our school participated in the nationwide reading for Jumpstart.org's Read for the Record Day. The
library handled the recording sheets for the numbers of students in each class that heard the book,
and sent the final tally to Jumpstart.org.
Three 4th grade, one 3rd grade, and two 2nd grade classes had an introductory lesson to the Gaggle
student e-mail system. Each student was taught how to log in, create a new password, and check
their Inbox.
Kinder and 1st grade classes learned vocabulary associated with voting and elections with a read aloud,
Duck for President by Doreen Cronin.
Zombie make-up training.
Zombie walk.
Early voting.
Knitting Club- I teach students before school how to knit as an extra-curricular activity.
Family Library Night open to students and their families.
Make & take crafts for Halloween.
There are 207 students and 10 adults participating in my Lone Star Reading Program, Of those
participating, 5 have read all 20 books.
I trained some of our 6th grade Social Studies students on the use of ABC-CLIO and ImageQuest.
Preschool Storytime
Teen Advisory Group meeting & Book Swap
Public Storytimes
Storytimes at local daycare facilities
Tween Programs
Book-a-Librarian Sessions, for one-on-one PC help & mobile device download help
An impromptu school tour, from a nearby rural ISD visiting Abilene for the day
We had 13 literacy and ESL classes (one-one-one and groups).
We had two Halloween story times for pre-schoolers.
We had two computer classes for adults (on Microsoft Word and Excel).
Our meeting rooms were used by a homeowners' association, a healthcare company, and a Girl Scout
troop.
Since our school was having a "Family Literacy Event: in the evening, our library hosted a demonstration
of our new e book resources. We set up laptops in the cafeteria and parents and students were able
to logon and tryout our new e books.
The Clute library had a Zumba class for the local teenagers and also had the Agrilife Extension to
demonstrate to make a healthy snack. The kids really enjoy the Zumba class, the Bababa-Blueberry
Smoothies was the biggest hit.
Teen Read week activities
Extending your desktop
Boys book club
Training the students on the use of digital resources
Computer basics
Knitting & Crochet Club
Storytime
Scavenger Hunt for area youth
I had falconer Chuck Redding come and do a presentation to tie in with the Bluebonnet book Thunder
Birds: Nature's Flying Predators.
How to use Classroom Performance System.
How to access PebbleGo at home.
2 Storytimes and Trick or Treat at the Library
How to use E-books
Who are you voting for?
We had a Rodeo and Halloween Display set up in the library.
We had 2 class totaling 12 using the computers.
One Student doing a makeup test.
One class using the computers and study areas to complete a test, students totaling 12.
I taught students how to use the OPAC.
Toddler Time - storytime for ages 0-2 years
Halloween Craft - The children made trick-or-treat bags and then went to different stations in the library for
candy.
How to navigate online encyclopedia
How to navigate online catalog
How to summarize and cite sources
Enrichment group learning about Mendez v. Westminister court case
iPads
RAH -- kindergarten reading at home program
We held a free book giveaway for Reading is Fundamental (RIF). Since there is no more federal funding
for RIF, the women of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority at Texas Christian University came to the
George C. Clarke Elementary School Library to offer the funds to provide a free book for every child at
our school. We also held a mock election for president. When students were not choosing free books
and voting for president, they were researching for their projects for National History Day in the
library.
6th grade Alliteration and Dewey Decimal Lesson
Kindergarten Fall is... lesson
2nd grade check out and internet safety lesson
It was just an ordinary day in the life of Kerr Library. Nothing special scheduled.
Round one of the Spelling Bee grades 3-5.
Curriculum support for holidays & customs
Sponsored the Wellness Walk before school each morning this week
Database usage and copyright laws.
Regularly scheduled classes - K, 1, 2, 3, 4
Pull-out Classes for GT
Small Group Remediation
Parent check-out before school
Prime Time Plugged In - community event held to demonstrate all of our digital / online resources to
students and parent. This lasted from 6:00 to 7:30, seven different sessions were offered, including
sessions in Spanish.
On Snapshot Day, Internet Safety lessons were taught to all grade levels that came to the library. In 3rd
grade we discussed the importance of passwords, ways to make passwords strong, how they are
used in our daily lives, why it is important to change them often, and that we should not share them
with others. In 4th grade we discussed protecting your personal information through passwords and
how to make them strong. We also discussed ways to keep your computer safe by deleting emails
from people you don't know and have anti-virus software on your computer.
Acoustic Bluegrass Music Jam
Knitting class
Story Time
Chamber of Commerce Treats for Kids
Acoustical Bluegrass Jam
We had our annual Book Swap that afternoon. Students came dressed as their favorite character from a
book and/or novel. The entrance fee was a book and they were able to select two new books to take
with them. We also had a drawing contest. They were to draw something that encouraged reading.
An example of this activity was "Pursue your hunger for reading!" based on The Hunger Games. It
was lots of fun for the students and for me.
Our district conducted mock elections with the students in the library on Snapshot Day. I always conduct
a lesson with the schedule class that is visiting the library so we worked on comparing literature of a
dramatic play with a movie - story elements and events.
Preschool storytime (ages 3-6)
Adult program on creating pop-up books
Children's program on spiders (in support of Halloween)
Mystery book club
Course related library instruction
We held a presidential election in the library where Bad Kitty was running for president against duck. We
had a campaign poster decorating contest and the winners received either a Bad Kitty for President book
or a Duck for President book.
Students also turned in their monthly reading logs to receive a prize from the library. They are working
towards earning a medal at the end of the year, based on the number of reading logs turned in.
Costume party
ESL classes
Basics of Excel
Teen Zombie Felties
Mock student voting via http://vote.myvoicemyelection.org
Accelerated Reading Testing
Paper crafts available (zombies are the popular pick today).
Free computer time at lunch – www.coolmath.com is the most popular choice.
English as a Second Language
Digital Photo Basics II
Book Babies story time
Preschool story time
In October we had several contests building up to Snap Shot Day. During Spirit Week, which was held
the week before, students participated by answering one of the many Halloween(ie) type questions
available at the circulation desk. Each question was geared to have them use a library skill such as:
use the OPAC and locate a book in the stacks or online if it was an eBook, use the databases and find
an article using either an accession number, A-to-Z, or keyword search in some cases. The students
submitted their entry and the winners were drawn just before Halloween. Prizes included: VIP parking
(right outside the front door of the school), $20 HEB gift card, and jars of candy. Everyone enjoyed
the contests!
For Snap Shot Day we also put up a Dia de los Muertos Altar/Display. We mentioned this to faculty, staff
& students so that they could bring pictures and help us celebrate the Day of the Dead. I spoke to
faculty and students about transcultural communication, cultural sensitivity, ethnocultural perspectives
as well of end-of-life health care. I even had several faculty mention that they would like to coordinate
an assignment next year in combination with the annual display.
I-station testing
Mock national voting
History projects
Showed examples of book trailers and promoted our book trailer contest.
Bluebonnet reading contest is running right now.
"Pumpkins and Halloween" was the theme of storytime today. The little ghosts and goblins had a good
time.
Early voting was held in the library's meeting room. We posted voting times on the marquee and
answered many questions about voting, so we felt like it was a "library program". Over 800 voters plus
50 kids were counted.
Halloween Storytime with costume contest. Costume contest for all ages.
Halloween Craft Party for children
Meeting the Authors: Bill and Pat Sargent (writers of the Animal Pride series)
They talked with our students (Pre-K through 2nd grade) during a presentation in the cafeteria. They
shared childhood stories that inspired their books and they also spoke about having good character.
Good character is the focus of their Animal Pride book series.
Toddler story time
Preschool story time
There was a book club meeting after school. Fifth graders worked on completing research projects and
polishing their presentations. The presentations are ranging from Prezis and Powerpoints to movies
and posters.
prediction: using the text and pictures; author's purpose
How to submit a review to our Library Catalog.
Research boot camp for 3 third grade classes
How to use e-Books and audio books
Book Character Parade
Cyberbullying
RIF Luncheon with new ideas
Training for Social Studies classes (6) using Facts on File.
Ongoing sign up for Paperbacks & Pizzas reading promotion.
Fifth Grade/Kindergarten before School Buddy Readers
Reading Bingo Blackout
Bluebonnet Reading Club
Mockingbird Reading Club
2X2 Reading Book Club
Extra Book Coupon Activity
Sammy Shelfmarker Presentation
Character parade for grades K, 1, & 2
Mock Election Day
Family Library Night
We had a pumpkin contest going on and this was judging day.
We were having a mock election that had to be moved to the lab next door because of the pumpkin
contest.
Lesson on the Holocaust, Diary of Anne Frank, and bullying prevention.
Lesson on poetry types, poetry terms, and connecting to poetry.
Lesson on nonfiction, fiction, table of contents, owls, and songs.
Lesson on tarantulas, spider songs, and fiction spider stories with spider crafts.
Lesson on humor, puns, word play, and inferencing.
Lesson on Dewey decimal system.
Introduced new library reading promotion.
Introduction to Library Resources & Research Techniques for ELI Students
Introduction to Library Resources & Research Techniques for English 1302 (Composition II)
Advance Law Research for English 3308 (Legal Writing)
Advance Library Research for English 3302 (Business & Tech Writing) (2 Classes)
Taught two AP Biology classes on the anatomy of a scholarly journal article.
Collaboration with ESOL/English teacher to produce effective programs for non-English speakers.
Introducing e-books to students.
Scholastic Book Fair, Extended Hour Sale (Family Night) for book fair, FRIGHT NIGHT evening of
storytelling, music, and door prizes
Library Crew Breakfast Meeting
Online database instruction for 225 students (continuing and constant)
Instruction on approved street crossing areas and new no-parking areas around the school
Meeting with a parent to start a PTA ("Can you be president," she asked"). Looking at PTA website to
read how to get started and to look at conferences to attend for training.
We gave a brief library orientation and helped students research chosen careers. We taught students how
to navigate our website, search the OPAC, and find the books on the shelves.
I was training students on the features of the new ebooks our district bought from
www.mycapstonelibrary.com.
Our K-2nd grade students participated in a character parade. We had Halloween music being played on
speakers as students paraded outside. Our remaining students and many parents watched the
parade. Students, teachers, and administrators were dressed as characters in books.
Student projects-robots made from different geometric shapes were displayed on top of the shelves in the
library.
Storybook Pumpkin Event - Students decorate pumpkins as storybook characters and district employees
judge.
Storybook Pumpkin Event - Students create and decorate Storybook Pumpkins and district employees
visit and judge.
The students were researching Edgar Allan Poe. The classroom teacher and I worked together guiding
the students through the steps to get access to the databases and find the required information. They
also needed some help finding books on Edgar Allan Poe. In addition we have a Lone Star Program
every year in which students can choose to read the Lone Star Books and then answer five questions
about the book. If the quizzes are passed, the students earn a free pencil.
We have GT students in the library for 20 minutes (per day) to begin their GT Research Projects.
We held a Storybook Character Parade. Students and teachers dressed as characters from their favorite
book and paraded around the outside of the school for parents. About 300 students and 41 staff
members participated.
Bluebonnet blogging, writing books reviews in Destiny Quest, storytime for K, fiction/nonfiction lesson for
1 & 2, reading incentive program introduction for K-2
Pumpkin decorating with Anime Club
Lesson to freshmen English students on how to access and search some of our library databases for a
Greek gods and goddesses
Mock Election
It's Your Game Program
7th Grade Reading Classes get Spooky.
NanoWrimo Information Meeting for upcoming Novel Writing Month (November).
Reviewing nursery rhymes with my second graders.
Writing fun Halloween stories with my third graders
Reading and sharing Halloween stories with my kinders and first graders
Digital Citizenship classes being instructed by librarian in library at various times throughout the day.
We had a sign-up sheet to volunteer. With instructions on where, when & what the program entailed.
Walking students through setting up Gaggle e-mail accounts.
Use of databases
How to cite resources
On Thursdays, we offer book club during all three lunch sessions and after school, we host the school
chess club. We had database training during three class periods when a teacher brought her students
down for research papers.
Reading with your child.
Elite Readers Celebration
Introduction to www.Prezi.com to Mr. Jovel's classes
Introduction Glogster to Mr. Huston's classes
Online resource lessons. Students used individual laptops to access Nettrekker and Encyclopedia
Britannica online.
Guitar with Jimmy--guitar lessons for any age student.
ESL
Book Club discussions, character analysis, themed poetry writing
A 45 minute “Library Orientation” full of PowerPoint slides on information literacy, given to students of our
Learning Frameworks course, a prerequisite to graduation at WTC.
Gaggle- KISD's email for students and teachers, only within KCHS.
How to save to their digital locker and print later, email the teacher or librarian.
Open an attachment (Newsletter) in inbox. Reply to email.
Research- locate sources in database, print articles, email, save, open in onenote to annotate and save or
print later, create alphabetized work cited page, how to search the web safely and use accurate
information
Database and passwords for research- keep all passwords private
Field Trip for Historians to Comfort, TX
St. Helena's Early Education Program Students visited for story time
Wii Game Day for preteens
Boy and Girls Club afterschool program in library
Live at the Library Musical Concert
Spanish Computer Class
Gaggle.net student account training
eBook teacher demo
Class lessons on genres and genre matching game.
Computer help for PAC stations.
5th grade given hands on access to database sites to practice bibliography citations.
4th grade introduced to technology tools for research project.
2nd grade introduced to technology resource "CultureGram" for upcoming classroom project.
Story time
Brown Bag Lunch Bunch Book Club
Paper Bag Scrapbooks for Gulf Coast Reads
Preschool Storytime (with the younger siblings of the students at our school)
Parent Volunteer Program
Facilitation of the Texas Bluebonnet Award program as well as the 2x2 Reading List program
7 classroom library lessons with check-in & check-out times
The City of Presidio Library story time program for elementary grade children Pre-kinder and Kinder
library tour of the library and services available which increased the number of children attending our
Saturday story time program held every week from 11:00 a.m. -12:00 noon our numbers increased we
had 10 now we have 18 children visiting the library for our story time program. Issued new library
patron cards.
Additional Comments or Data
The day was also Halloween and the staff dressed up as we do annually. We have a lot of fun that day
with our patrons!
Thirty five people attended the demos, mostly students and a faculty. The library held a drawing for a
Kindle Fire among all attendees at the end of the event.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide input on the Texas Library Snapshot Day.
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to display what is going on in the library world and how libraries
empower communities.
I do a book club for all grades every Wednesday after school, Chess Club for all grades on Tuesday
mornings, once every two weeks I do one on one reading with a developmental child and the same
day I do a storytime with the rest of the developmental class of 11 kids with autism and Down's. 6th
graders come in on a flexible schedule twice a month and stay for an entire 48 minute period. This
month we did book trailers and took virtual field trip to Plimoth Plantation.
The Zula B. Wylie Public Library is Cedar Hill's community 3rd place! Come by and sign up for a FREE
library card if you are a Texas resident!
Interlibrary Loan Statistics
Borrowing: Articles 26 Books 12 Total 38
Lending: Articles 52 Books 39 Total 91
Acquisitions Data
281 Requests entered or imported into our system: 169 print books, 112 ebooks
72 items ordered: -- 41 books, 28 ebooks, 1 score, 1 video, 1 audiobook
10 subscriptions renewed
37 short-term loans incurred
23 books, 5 ebooks received
Cataloging & Metadata Services Statistics
Cataloging
Titles cataloged
67
Volumes processed 163
Physical Processing/Labeling
Volumes made ready for public use 171
Withdrawals Processed
Titles withdrawn
3
Volumes withdrawn 19
Public Service Requests
Requests from the public for materials or other services
Digital Collections (institutional repository) Usage
11
Full PDF Downloads
2812
Item Page Views
2476
The library has been a beehive of activity this week. In the evening, National Honor society reception. I
convinced our PV not to hold TAKS retake testing in the library, so we had 3 displaced classes each
period, as well as walk-ins. We were celebrating homecoming also this week, so we had countless
students getting butcher paper and hall decorating supplies. We also have offices for our Speech
Therapist, Dyslexia teacher, 3 Inclusion teachers and the Instructional Technology Specialists which
generate many walk ins.
Our high school as two library spaces and only one librarian and one library assistant to run both. We are
a school of 3000 students and 200 staff members. The data collected was only from one of the
libraries as we did not have the staff to collect data in both areas (both were used on the snapshot day
though.)
The library had a decorated van in the Trunk and Treat event in the school parking lot from 4:30 pm to
5:30 pm. I met a lot of the parents and now they know who the librarian is. I would guess that 450
people showed up.
It was a great day! Not as busy as usually are due to the book parade. The last two scheduled classes
did not come for circulation.
We're very pleased to be able to serve our patrons and community.
Our students love our library but want more access to computers and books.
With the state of the economy we are seeing more and more people (many with limited computer skills)
who need to use our computers for online employment applications. A few people have had to cut
their home Internet service due to money issues and so use the public library for any Internet access
they need.
A total of 33 surveys were returned by patrons, five (5) in Spanish. In response to “What did you do at the
Library Today?” The breakdown is as follows:
6 Coursework / homework / tutoring
7 Research
3 Asked for help with questions or technology
6 Newspapers / magazines
4 Attended a program or meeting
10 Internet or computer use
3 Online library resources and databases
2 Health information
2 Business information
2 Certification and/or test-taking
4 Job seeking / resume building
4 Entertainment
2 General reference
1 Filled out online government forms
3 Other: Turn in books, Check out Movies
In response to “What would be the impact on you if your library was not able to offer you the services
available now?”
 Tremendous impact on me since I count on using the computers
 This would not be good. They should continue serving us with all the services.
 I would be kind of sad
 It would be a huge impact for me. It is the only place that I have to bring my children to use the
computers.
 My opinion is that it would be a negative impact.
 Without the Laredo Public Library I would not know what to do. It is very important to have it.
Students earned 891.3 Accelerated Reader points on Snapshot Day
Some of the empty blanks on this form only mean that our stat collecting does not allow us to separate the
data at this early stage.
This year's Snapshot happened to fall on the one weekday that we don't have literacy or ESL tutoring. It
also happened to be a day with a computer class that doesn't bring in as many people as other
classes.
Our Snapshot Day was fun as our students enjoyed the Read for the Record book and shared in helping
set a world record for the number of readers on that day.
830 students heard the story on October 4.
The library is coordinating the Book It! program and the 40 Book Challenge. The 40 Book Challenge is a
challenge to all staff and students to read 40 books of varying genres.
Unfortunately, due to some unforeseen occurrences and last minute changes, our chosen Snapshot Day
didn't reflect the 9 students who came in for our book club (called "The Read Crew" to encompass
ALL readers, not just fiction chapter book readers) the day before.
Our school library is truly the hub of learning on our campus. We support every part of the curriculum,
technology integration, and the promotion of literacy. We have begun a new initiative on our campus
to reach our students who are literate, but choose not to read on their own. We have a dozen
activities that are on-going or upcoming to improve literacy! It's a dynamic place to learn!
Please add a check box for joint libraries - We serve academic and public here! Thanks.
Good opportunity on knowing what actually take place on a given day in the life of our library.
I am the jack of all trades. Love my job but, don't know how much longer I can support 10 hour work days
with little support from district.
The Acoustical Bluegrass Jam is always on the 2nd Friday of the month, however, a few musicians enjoy
getting together other Fridays when our community room is empty. We did this on October 26th.
LSC-CyFair Branch Library is joint use library between the Lone Star College System and Harris County
Public Library.
We are an Early voting location – 2607 voters on 10/29/12
This ended up being a very unusually quiet day for the library. The school had been under lockdown the
day before, and there were two fights in the morning, so I'm guessing teachers were reluctant to let
students out. Note to self: have snapshot day on a day other than Halloween.
Our branch has been hosting early voting, which has brought in quite a few more members of the public
who wouldn't normally traffic the library. Much of that traffic has benefited fundraising efforts of our
Friends of the Library group, who have a used bookstore near the meeting room where the public is
voting. This was the case as well for Library Snapshot Day, 10/31/12. We hope to have gained a few
more customers thanks to early voting.
Next year we may participate on a non-clinical day because when our students are in healthcare facilities
for the day, the library is a little less attended.
Also, found that we do not have a way to count usage statistics for online resources on a daily basis - may
need to change that.
On the previous question, "Public use of computers and internet." The number that I entered is for
students that come from classroom to independently work on Math3000, but they are under my
"watch."
For the first time we also took the surveys to the outreach patrons that the bookmobile visits. They were
pleased to get the opportunity to comment.
The Hits to the Webpage needs some clarification. We can do total page views, total targeted views, and
total visits.
We collected several surveys, both English and Spanish. However, customers felt reading needed to be
one of the choices. We had them enter it under Other.
On any given day there are a variety of things going on in my library.
Daily classes are held to instruct students on library skills, technology, history, celebrations, and more.
Competitions, receptions, workshops, trainings, celebrations and meetings are conducted in here as well.
Leaders and members of the community are invited to participate in various reading events throughout the
year to encourage our students.
Teachers are encouraged to utilize the resources available, to share a need that can be added to the
library, and I am always on the lookout for helpful and useful websites and resources for my faculty.
I love being a librarian as Jackie Mims Hopkins states.
This is a very hard thing to do most days because when it is busy, I cannot remember everything I did or
keep track of the drop-ins, classes, teachers, etc. who come for assistance in the library.
I love doing Library Snapshot Day on October 31st. I decorate the library and give special Halloween
bookmarks and a little toy treat. The students really enjoy celebrating Library Snapshot on
Halloween. It's the perfect combination of two special events!!!
Some days are almost too busy in the library. I love it when everyone uses the library, but some days get
hectic.
The day was full from before school until after school helping patrons, teaching lessons, and working
collaboratively. My full-time aide worked all day circulating books, shelving, and assisting with some
reference questions. We only sat down for lunch.
I think it went pretty well. We didn't really plan much for snapshot day this year, but we might to do some
activities around it next year.
In addition to our extended hour family night this year, we hosted a "Fright Night" for students. We hired a
storyteller to tell scary stories and students were encouraged to wear costumes. We played
Halloween theme music and gave out door prizes. We had 75 students and a few teachers attend and
most were in costume. The stories were fantastic and truly scary. The kids loved it. Our Fright Night
boosted our book fair sales by over $400! It was well worth it!
The lack of a healthy library collection (quantity and age) is an incredibly frustrating issued.
The lack of librarians to serve 1000 students and support staff is an indication of the lack of understanding
by legislators and principals. Throwing money at testing is wasteful and only tells the teachers what
they already know; the majority of students can't read. Set up great libraries and this problem will go
away. Much less expensive and much more pleasing to the humans in the building, young and old.
Even though our library is operating with only two staff members (two librarians) when we used to have
two librarians and two aides, we are optimistic that we will have a productive year.
Our students love to come to the library! We have an open door policy; we're open before school, during
lunch, and after school. The kids are very disappointed if we have to close for testing, meetings, etc.
Our circulation stats are very high. I attribute this to the fact that the students are always welcome and
to the shelving of our fiction by genre.
I love doing Snapshot Day because I get so many comments from the students who are otherwise pretty
quiet and might not have shared their thoughts without the opportunity that Snapshot Day affords.
We celebrated great readers with lunch and new books
Here are some selected numbers from the 94 surveys we collected that asked what patrons did at the
library:
62 patrons did coursework
46 patrons did research
13 patrons asked for reference help
66 patrons used computers
33 patrons used online library resources and databases
24 patrons came for entertainment
This was an interesting, wonderful experience and we look forward to doing it again next year. Thank you.
I had thirteen students in for early checkout today.
I had an early morning meeting with the teachers and GT coordinator to discuss the timeline of TPSP
projects. I am setting up times for students to visit me in the library for help and guidance.
1. Finalized list of 260 books for deletion
2. Prepared Cyberbullying video to show to 9th grade during PSAT day
3. Checked 5 accounts for students withdrawing
4. Updated overdue/report card hold list for office
5. Prepared and read reviews for new book order lists
6. Prepared survey for Learning Management System so students can vote on favorite book
electronically
7. Added 2 new students to LMS
8. Reset 2 Gaggle passwords/ Helped students create Gaggle account
9. Collaborated with English teachers- sent steps to find Library folders on LMS along with helpful
websites. Found Electoral Map for History teacher to use with students through Britannica
10. Changed out the Visual Thesaurus SAT word of the week
We proctor exams, provide notary public service, and we take telephone, email, Facebook, and face-toface reference questions, and we teach eReader basics to anyone who walks in.
This is a 2 person job, and I am only 1 person trying to do it all (teach/manage). I enjoy every aspect of my
job tasks, but it is wearing me down, and it is difficult to do a good job in everything.
The Texas Library Snapshot Day was an eye-opening experience! I knew that I had a busy library
program before, but after collecting the data I am surprised about how busy this library truly is. Thank you
for this opportunity!
The City of Presidio library plays a vital role in the community as a resource, recreational center for all the
community members to enjoy. Presidio is a border community with Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico we
also provide services to our neighboring Country as teachers from Mexico use our libraries resources.
The public access computers are used daily by all children and their parents who do not and cannot
afford the internet at home or have a computer available to them. The computers are used, for home
work research, parents seeking employment, filing out applications for immigration etc. we provide a
service to all seeking assistance to better their way of life. We are very fortunate to have a community
library in Presidio, being a rural isolated community our resources are somewhat limited in our
community so the library is a vital place.
Librarian Comments about Snapshot Day
Snapshot Day has been a fun activity Gilbreath Memorial Library has participated in since TLA began the
Snapshot Day. Thanks for making it fun TLA!
Great idea. Participants enjoyed the opportunity to express themselves about the library.
The Library Snapshot Day provides a good opportunity to promote library services. We are looking
forward to participate in future events.
Again, thank you for doing this it is a great way to touch base with our patrons and hear what they have to
say and at the same time provide find out how we are doing.
We're a small campus of 270 9th and 10th grade students. Each day we serve more than 60% of our
population.
I think this is a great advocacy tool and we should continue.
I would think it would be interesting to compile the patron reported library usage data from the Snapshot
Day surveys. I was surprised that information wasn't asked for in these results. For example, our
results (of 87 in-person and 7 online surveys) Coursework - 6; Research- 20; Help with Technology13; Periodicals-24; Programs/Meetings-10; Internet/Computer Use - 40; Online databases - 17;
Health information - 5; Business information - 9; Certification/test-taking - 1; Job Seeking - 14;
Entertainment -23; General Reference - 8; Online Govt. Forms - 6; OTHER: Read Books; Check out
books; e-library; Return books; Microfilm, Museum; Applied for College; Chat on Computer; Family
and Friends on computer; Email; Check out tapes; Check out DVDs; Get Library Card. Online
OTHER: Check out e-books; Plan visit to library; Pick up reserve e-books To me, this data gives a
bigger "snapshot" than just door count, hits, etc.
Thank you for the survey tools. This was very informative.
Please make information on future Snapshot Day events available earlier.
I enjoyed planning the day and the events that brought our parents and students in to decorate the library
with Storybook pumpkins and enjoy our new Ebook collection presentations.
Snapshot Day was fun for my school.
I am still amazed that "checking out materials" has not been added to the list of "things you did at the
library today." This is an obvious thing for most people to add under "other", and our customers feel
we are stupid for having left this off the list. Are we somehow embarrassed that we still check out
books???
Nothing to add.
I think Librarians needs to continue advocating for our profession. Please continue to promote Snapshot
Day!
I didn't realize that I could access the questions on this form without answering them. I should have done
that so that I would be better prepared as to what information you were gathering.
I continue to add a category for "checked out materials" since nothing on the list of activities seems to
clearly reflect that activity.
I did a tally sheet to help my staff keep track (only showing the questions they needed to tally). That
helped a lot.
Thank you for helping us with our advocacy efforts.
Provide incentives such as digital cameras or other devices as rewards for participating. Then those can
be used to capture future years.
I really think this is a good way to unite libraries across the state and help fight cuts not just to libraries, but
education in general.
Process is great!
Offer a one stop shopping area of all (national/international) research past, present, and future that
supports healthy library programming and its relationship to test scores. Our librarians are gathering
this together, but how simple this would be if all research was gathered together in one place by topic
and results with links.
Create a video upload.
I am new to doing this. I like taking one day just to see what all we really do offer at the library and what
our patrons think of us and the programming.
This exercise is a great way to remind patrons, staff, volunteers, and support groups what a vibrant role
we play in the community!
This was fantastic!
The library is the place to be we have the resources available that many of our community members do
not have or cannot afford to purchase for their homes with our economy and our high unemployment
in this area we offer books for information, reference, periodicals, newspapers, computers and a very
nice facility for all to enjoy.