The Unquiet Library: Annual Report 2007-08

The Creekview High School Media Center, “The Unquiet Library”, is proud to release its annual report for 2007-08.  In this report, we highlight what our library program has accomplished in the four roles of the media specialist/media center set forth by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL):

• Teacher
• Instructional Partner
• Information Specialist
• Program Administrator

This report highlights collaborative planning and lessons taught through the media center, skills taught to students through information literacy mini-lessons, circulation and visitation statistics, database usage statistics, and upcoming program goals for 2008-09.  You may read the report by clicking here, or by visiting the link below. 

Monthly Reports, Creekview High School Media Center

 

Summer Reading@The Sequoyah Regional Public Library!

We are pleased to share with you information about the Vacation Reading Club 2008 at your Sequoyah Regional Public Library System!  This year’s theme is Metamorphosis@Your Library!  Here is the scoop!

Check out Teen Summer Reading at your library… where imagination takes flight!  Here’s the buzz…registration for Vacation Reading Club begins Friday, May 23.  Teens going into at least 7^th grade are invited to pick up a free membership packet and earn cool, free stuff for reading all summer.   Last day to redeem prizes is Thursday, July 31, while supplies last.  Vacation Reading Club is sponsored by Waffle Houses in Cherokee County; Papa’s Pizza of East Ellijay; Taco Bell of Jasper, GA.; Georgia Public Library Service and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

 

Hawks / Thrashers Check-it-Out Reading Challenge

Back by popular demand, Sequoyah Regional Libraries have partnered with the Atlanta Hawks and the Atlanta Thrashers to bring you the Check-it-Out Reading Challenge.  Youth who read 5 books between June 2 and August 15 will earn free tickets to see the Atlanta Hawks and Thrashers.  Official guidelines are available at any library during the summer or you may visit www.checkitoutreading.com after June 2.

 

Cherokee READS (June/July)

Young Adult: Cry of the Icemark by Stuart Hill

An epic fantasy about a 13 year old warrior princess that inherits a country and the battles and conquests she encounters amidst her journey.

 

Prizes for Teens @ Pickens County Library

Each teen in at least 7^th grade, who achieves a level in the Vacation Reading Club, may enter into a weekly drawing for prizes.

 

Monday, June 9        

RT Jones Memorial Library       4:00 pm

Magic Comedy Kick-off Party

Hey, teens.  Bring your friends you don’t want to miss this!  Contemplate the impossible, laugh at the absurd, chuckle at the dangerous… teens, ages 13-18 are invited for an astonishing sleight of hand magic show.  Kick-off Vacation Reading Club at your library with Arthur Atsma. 

 

Tuesday, June 10

Gilmer County Library              2:00 pm

Scrapbooking for Teens

Bring your favorite photos, everything else will be provided to make a fun memory book.  This program is reserved for ages 12 and older; registration required.

 

Sunday, June 15

Pickens County Library             2:30 pm

Big Bug Afternoon at the Movies

Teens, ages 13 and older, will be watching sci-fi movies about big, ugly, monstrous bugs.  Buggy snacks served!

 

Monday, June 23

RT Jones Memorial Library     6:30 pm

Craft Night

Teens, ages 13 and older, will be  creating duct tape wallets and beaded jewelry.  Prizes and refreshments will be provided.  Please make arrangements for a ride home before 8pm. 

 

Tuesday, July 8

Gilmer County Library 2:00 pm

Bug-ly Crafts for Teens

Join us as we bead dragonflies and other fun bugs.  This program is reserved for ages 12 and older; registration required.

 

Monday, July 14

Pickens County Library 6:30 pm

Mehndi (Henna tattoos)

Teens, ages 13 and older, will design and apply tattoos in temporary henna paste (lasts up to 2 weeks).  To attend, please acquire permission slips at the library’s main desk. 

 

April 2008 Monthly Report Now Available!

The Creekview High School Media Center announces that our April 2008 monthly report is now available at http://webtech.cherokee.k12.ga.us/creekview-hs/MediaCenter/monthly_reports.htm .  You may view this report and all others by visiting this link. 

Celebrate National Library Week, April 13-19!

 

 

 

 

National Library Week will be observed April 13-19, 2008 with the theme, “Join the circle of knowledge @ your library^®.”

 

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support. All types of libraries - school, public, academic and special - participate.

 

It is also School Library Media Month sponsored by the American Association of School Librarians, a division of ALA, with the same theme as National Library Week.  National Library Workers Day, celebrated the Tuesday of National Library Week (April 15, 2008), is a day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers.

 

Come celebrate these two events by checking out a great book in our media center!  We also have free and new bookmarks for you! 

March 2008 Unquiet Library Monthly Report Available!

The monthly report for the Creekview High School Media Center is now available at http://webtech.cherokee.k12.ga.us/creekview-hs/MediaCenter/march-2008monthly%20reports.pdf!  Check out the latest highlights from our library program and usage statistics!

Monthly Reports, Creekview High School Media Center via kwout

Winter 2008 GALILEO Newsletter Now Available!

Check out the latest and greatest news about GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library, at http://www.usg.edu/galileo/planet/archive/planet_winter_2008.pdf ! Highlights of this quarter’s newsletter include:

• Helpful information about the new GALILEO makeover and upgrade!
• Information about the new Georgia Official and Statistical Register
• Highlight feature on Bill Williamson, who works on the New Georgia Encyclopedia and Vanishing Georgia projects.
• Detailed Information on the National Science Digital Library

Teachers will receive a copy in their mailboxes on Monday, 3/24/08, and students may print a copy from this link at http://www.usg.edu/galileo/planet/archive/planet_winter_2008.pdf .

You can subscribe to the newsletter via email to get your copy of the quarterly newsletters first!

Acclaimed YA Author Kelly Bingham To Visit The Unquiet Library!

We are delighted to announce we have Kelly Bingham coming to do a poetry workshop with English classes all day in The Unquiet Library on Monday, April 28!  Bingham, author of Shark Girl, will also be the featured author at Readergirlz in April!

You can visit her official website at http://www.kellybingham.net/index.html .

What will students do in this poetry workshop? Students will learn about different kinds of poems.  Ms. Bingham will help students explore the concepts of  word choice, “showing, instead of telling,” the element of surprise, editing poems, drafting poems, and revising poems.  Students will also get to participate in a writing exercise at the end of that lecture. 

Kelly Bingham is the author of a young adult novel entitled Shark Girl. It was published in April 2007 and has been nominated by the American Library Association for a Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers. It is also being featured in a special insert on debut fiction in Kirkus Reviews.  Kelly Bingham was a story artist and later director for Walt Disney Feature Animation, where she worked for twelve years. She received her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College in 2004. Kelly lives with her husband and their five children in Ellijay, Georgia.

Top 10 Circulated Books For the Week of February 4-8 @ The Unquiet Library

Top 10 Titles in Creekview High School		Â
Titles 1 - 10 out of 10 Â

	1. Crank      1 of 2 available      FIC HOP Hopkins, Ellen.     Published 2004     Accelerated Reader® Level:  4.3 / 5.0 pts.     Lexile: NP Â
	2. At first sight      1 of 1 available      FIC SPA Sparks, Nicholas.     Published 2006     Accelerated Reader® Level:  5.5 / 13.0 pts. Â
	3. Eclipse      0 of 3 available      FIC MEY Meyer, Stephenie, 1973-     Published 2007     Accelerated Reader® Level:  4.5 / 22.0 pts.     Lexile: 670 Â
	4. The great Gatsby      1 of 2 available      FIC FIT Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940.     Published 2004     Accelerated Reader® Level:  7.3 / 8.0 pts.     Lexile: 1070     Â
	5. If we kiss      1 of 2 available      FIC VAI Vail, Rachel.     Published 2005     Accelerated Reader® Level:  4.0 / 7.0 pts. Â
	6. The innocent man : murder and injustice in a small town      1 of 1 available      345.766 GRI Grisham, John.     Published 2006 Â
	7. Jing, king of bandits. Volume 3 of 6 : twilight tales      0 of 1 available      741.5 KUM Kumakura, Yuichi.     Published 2005 Â
	8. Jing, king of bandits. Volume 4 of 6 : twilight tales      0 of 1 available      741.5 KUM Kumakura, Yuichi.     Published 2005 Â
	9. The Never War      0 of 1 available      FIC MAC MacHale, D. J.     Published 2003     Accelerated Reader® Level:  4.4 / 14.0 pts.     Lexile: 580 Â
	10. The restless dead : ten original stories of the supernatural      0 of 1 available      FIC RES edited by Deborah Noyes.     Published 2007 Â

January 2008 Monthly Media Center Report Now Available!

The January 2008 Creekview HS Media Center monthly report is now available at http://webtech.cherokee.k12.ga.us/creekview-hs/MediaCenter/monthly_reports.htm .

Video Tutorials Now Available @ The Unquiet Library!

We are proud to announce the debut of our Video Tutorial page @ The Unquiet Library! http://webtech.cherokee.k12.ga.us/creekview-hs/MediaCenter/video_tutorials.htm These tutorials are viewable in Windows Media Player, but we will also be converting them to an iTunes friendly format so students and faculty can download them into their iPod players as well.   Our first set of tutorials will focus on how to cite particular information sources in NoodleTools.   If you have not been able to attend training or have not used this resource yet (or have, but are still learning), these tutorials will be extremely helpful for you and your students! Stay tuned and check this page often!  We will be updating as often as we can.