Author: Beth Steinbruckner

School: High School
Principal: Jon Wolf
Library Media Specialist: Beth DiLucente & Jessica Godios
Library Media Aide: Marcy Arthur & Kellie Crane
Enrollment as of 6/14/2019: 1,459
Books in the collection: 10,781
Books per pupil: 8.4
Number of materials circulated this year as of 6/6/2019: 6,145
Number of books weeded: 1,612
Non Fiction titles: 5,544
Fiction titles: 5,237
OverDrive eBooks/Audiobooks: 1,505
Number of computers available for student use: 75 Desktops, 44 Chromebooks
Classes:
The library hosted 1,069 classes in the library.
In addition to classes hosted, some collaborative projects include:
Co-Taught, Art-Librarian Graphic Novels Elective Class.
A research based thesis paper for English classes at each grade level
Instruction on how to use databases and print resources for Science, Social Studies, Health, Technology Education, English and Foreign Language classes
Teaching Poetry lessons for English classes during National Poetry Month: April.
Continued creation of Breakout activities with teachers to engage students
We have joined Erie 2 BOCES Coser to add 1,280 OverDrive eBooks & Audiobooks to add to our OPHS collection of 225 books. We taught English classes, coming in for Summer Reading books, how to access these books using the Sora app, so they can check out books throughout the summer.
Successful library events include: Harry Potter Trivia, Blackout Poetry, Banned Books Week, Battle of the Books, Library Olympics
Study Hall Students:
This year we saw, on average 190 students from study halls, lunches, and open campus per day. Now that we are using Power School to track student sign-ins and allowing students to sign in by typing in their ID number or by swiping their ID card, the amount of students we see during the course of the day has increased dramatically. While we are seeing more students per day in comparison to last year, we have had significant losses in student usage before school due to opening at 7:15 instead of 7:00 as in previous years.
Librarians assist study hall students with homework, research projects, locating resources, assistance with printing needs, works cited formatting and proper citations, writing and proof-reading, technical support for Chromebooks, loaner Chromebooks and login assistance for various student accounts.
Professional Development:
Attended: IL meetings, Building Technology, District Technology, Building Safety meetings, Quarterly Erie 2 BOCES SLS meetings, BOCES Collection Development Workshop, Digital Wave, Quarterly SLAWNY meetings. Taught: BSA Classroom Makeover