1. CREEKVIEW
THE UNQUIET LIBRARY
HIGH
SCHOOL
JANUARY 2010 MONTHLY REPORT
Buffy Hamilton, School Librarian
Roxanne Johnson, School Librarian
Tammy Beasley, Library Clerk
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2. Program Highlights
“I was pleasantly
Mr. Foster’s 9th grade students learned how to use surprised to see how
Google Sites for posting their weekly reflections on
current events studies. many course
The Unquiet Library was added to the list of library
venues in the Library Thing catalog to make it easier for standards I could
patrons to search our catalog with the new Library
Thing mobile app (see address through my
http://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/d archetype research
ownload-free-librarything-local-books-app-and-find-
the-unquiet-library/ ) project.”
Our staff started the brainstorming and draft work on a
program we hope to implement in 2010-11 called “21
Things for 21st Century Teens”, a program that will be
designed to help students learn more about tech skills Drew Lawson,
and social media savvy. Please see
http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/2010/01/13
10th English teacher
/21-things-for-21st-century-teens-what-would-you-
include/ for more information.
The Unquiet Library blog receives over 10,000 hits in
one month!
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3. Data Snapshots
The Unquiet Library Statistics, January 2010
Number of Class Sessions Served 135
Number of Student Visitors 2739
(Morning, Lunch, Afternoon Hours)
Total Circulation 547
9th Grade Circulation 161
10th Grade Circulation 148
11th Grade Circulation 145
12th Grade Circulation 93
Total GALE Databases Sessions 4358
Gale Virtual Reference Library 1558
GALE Discovering Collection 691
Gale Opposing Viewpoints 394
Gale Literature Resource Center 260
Gale Global Issues in Context 1336
Gale History Resource Center, 91
World
Gale History Resource Center, U.S. 27
The Unquiet Library Blog 10,202
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4. Collaborative Lessons
Learning Activities/Instructional Research Pathfinder Collaborative
Instructional
Partner(s)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Project, U.S. History in Ms. Markham
Film,
http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/butchcassidy-
sundancekid
Archetypes and Modern Culture, 10th Literature/Composition Mr. Lawson
http://www.theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/archetypes
Airport Security, Current Issues/Events Mr. Foster
http://www.theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/airport-security
Modern Day Genocide, 10th Literature/Composition Ms. Bennett
http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/genocide
Amendments Cases Scenarios Applied Research, Criminal Mr. Hubbard
Justice
http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/searchandseizure
Dinosaurs, Earth Systems Ms. Panik
http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/dinosaurs
Elizabethan /Renaissance Times Research, 9th Ms. Jackson
Literature/Composition
http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/jackson-
elizabethan2010
Haiti Earthquake, Current Issues Mr. Foster
http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/haiti-earthquake
Elizabethan/Renaissance Times Research, 9th Ms. Maxwell
Literature/Composition
http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/elizabethan-maxwell
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