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2009-2010 LIBRARY BUDGET

2009-2010 LIBRARY BUDGET. J. W. Leary Jr. High - PTO Supplemental Support. We need Technology Curriculum Support!. $796.45 for nineteen new titles Dewey 600 – Technology and Applied Sciences Applicable to ALL students: 7 th grade, Inventors/Inventions Unit

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2009-2010 LIBRARY BUDGET

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  1. 2009-2010 LIBRARY BUDGET J. W. Leary Jr. High - PTO Supplemental Support

  2. We need Technology Curriculum Support! • $796.45 for nineteen new titles • Dewey 600 – Technology and Applied Sciences • Applicable to ALL students: • 7th grade, Inventors/Inventions Unit • 8th grade, Manufacturing Design Unit • Students and Teachers Benefit • More Resources, More Knowledge, Better Work!!

  3. Technology Titles Are 14 Years Old (Avg)

  4. Technology Titles Are Heavily Used • Total # of titles today = 610 • 6.7% of the entire library collection • 1.34 items per student • In 2008-2009, 407 circulations • 110% PRU

  5. Aggressive Weeding Is Taking Place • Removal of titles that contain obsolete information • Removal of unattractive and worn books • Removal of titles never used • “Aggressive” contained in first two years of three-year collection management plan • No titles disposed without concurrence from Health and Technology teachers

  6. Overall Library Budget Cuts – 60% • $6.25 per pupil for library books from NYSED remains intact • BUT, district contribution for library spending is cut drastically • Book Fair proceeds used for Reading Counts!tm Program, mostly fiction • $42 per title appears high (national average for non-fiction is

  7. Materials Requested & Who Benefits • 16 books average price $21.35 • 14 nonfiction titles • 1 fiction title • 1 graphic novel for struggling or ELL readers • Reference set $399.95 • DVD $24.95 • Magazine subscription $29.95 per year

  8. To become lifelong readers students must have access to current, quality, high-interest, and extensive collections of books and other print materials in their school libraries, classrooms and public libraries. “The Value of Independent Reading in the School Library Media Program” A position statement of the American Association of School Librarians. Revised July, 1999

  9. Conclusion "Collection Development Training -- Weeding." Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Web. 14 Apr. 2010. <http://www.lib.az.us/cdt/weeding.aspx>. "MCJ :: J.W. Leary Junior High School Media Center." Web. 14 Apr. 2010. <http://mcj.sllboces.org/bin/home>.

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