Student Art Work is often displayed in the library and for special occasions. Each month the showcases are filled with student work. Music groups perform in the rotunda and in the library. Music, art and books make a beautiful relationship!
1. American Library Association’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table and Social Responsibilities Round Table co-sponsored the annual bibliography for children and young adults. There are 34 fictional and informational books that will appeal to readers. Arla Jones is a member of the committee.
2. Lawrence High School was a recipient of the Picturing America collection from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Sponsored by the NEH, Democratic Vistas is offering a two-day conference in Boston this August. The conference is designed to help educators use Picturing America images in their curriculum. Several of our teachers in the English Department are considering attending.
3. The Lawrence High School Library Annual Report and the 31 second Video was
chosen as the
2008 Swap & Shop (ALA)
Best of Show
WebPage/Annual Report
Budget: Under $499,999
Winner
Lawrence High School Library
Webmaster: Martha Oldham
and
Teen Read Week Videos, 31 seconds to 5 minutes
American Library Association Convention, June 2008, California
In the April 10, 2009 edition of the Kansas Association of School Librarians’ weblogs, it states that the Annual Report can be used as an effective public relations tool. The LHS Annual Report is listed as an example of an online report.
This week always creates wonderful discussions about books and censorship. You often hear a student say "I loved that book! Why was it banned?" Staff and students enjoyed the lists that are displayed below.
Bibliographies are prepared and shared with faculty, staff and students of Lawrence High School. Below is an example of one bibliography. Other examples can be found on this page.
Are you looking for a book to read during the holidays? Do you know what books have been made into movies? For other considerations, our superintendent, Randy Weseman and a few LHS teachers have more suggestions for you!
If you enjoy the Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer, you might enjoy these books! For other great reads on vampires, please consult this list.
After classes have finished their projects, often they celebrate with an open house. The librarians, counselors and principals are invited to view the best projects. Here is an example.
This was our Halloween celebration. The library staff made ghosts from Tootsie Roll pops for the faculty and staff. The note said, "Don't be afraid to use your library." More celebrations below.
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Come in for a spell
It's Halloween! It's time to read some scary books. Are you "thirsty" for Books with Bite?
The Lawrence High School library has reading suggestions
Meet our scary guests. You never know who you will meet in the library.
History projects that were designed and created by Ms. Schrag and Mr. Ortman's AP history students were on display in the library. Parents, staff and students enjoyed the project.
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Congratulations to all of the LHS students who participated in Regional History Day on Saturday, February 28. Thirteen students won awards, and the first and second place finishers earned the right to compete in the State History Day competition in April.
Mrs. Donnelly and her advanced English 10 students had their annual Literary Breakfast in the library. It was much more than that. Lawrence High School was showcased. The Art Department displayed students’ projects and the sweet sounds of music filled the library. For the breakfast, the English 10 students invited their parents, grandparents, friends and teachers to a morning filled with food, art, music and a discussion of books. Students worked all semester on their personal Literary Anthologies. They made detailed notes and did special projects after they read poems, short stories, essays, novels and nonfiction books. Each guest brought a piece of literature to share with the group, and students discussed their journals. Discussions were fun and enlightening. The purpose of the anthologies is to broaden student interest in reading, writing, and reflect their personalities, interests and literary tastes.
To introduce new teachers to students and staff at LHS, the library interviewed all new teachers. We discovered their interests and their favorite books. This is also a wonderful opportunity to introduce new staff members to the library and its services. Check out the "New Teacher Page" on the library web page. Posters were made and hung in the library hallway for all to see.
Celebration artifacts were loaned for the display by Cielito Lindo Restaurant, Betty Loucks and Jane
Vangemeren. The owners of Cielito Lindo Restaurant are supportive of education and donate time and
resources.
Celebrate National Hispanic Month
September 15 - October 15, 2008
The Hispanic Heritage Resources: The video has been made for your enjoyment.
It's National Library Week April is School Library MonthA
LHS Baseball Connects
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Your Library
To celebrate National Library Week, Lawrence High School students, the baseball team, and staff were photographed reading.
Posters line the walls outside the library. It is hope that you enjoy
our slide shows. More READ posters…
Below is a photo of the display in the library hallway.
Coming Next Year: The Digital-Media students are designing backgrounds to use next year for National Library Week.
The theme for this year's celebration was “Women Taking the Lead to Save Our Planet”. This year honorees Includes scientists, engineers, business leaders, writers, filmmakers, conservationists, teachers, and other people interested in saving our world.
Check out the websites that were chosen by the LHS library staff especially for this month.
For more information, consult the selected and updated websites on Native Americans. Are you looking for a Native American Author? Here is a list of books in the
Lawrence High School Library.
Permission to use the Read Translation Posters was granted by Tulsa City-County Public Library.
Members of the Lawrence Indian United Methodist Church, Brandon Hernandez, Marlene Bad Warrior, Debra Green and Martha Oldham brought family collections
to be displayed. Saffee's loaned display materials.
Arla Jones
American Library Association (ALA)
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
Kansas Library Association (KLA)
National Educational Association (NEA)
Lawrence Educational Association (LEA)
Martha Oldham
American Library Association (ALA)
American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA)
Kansas School Library Association (KSLA)
Kansas National Educational Association (KNEA)
National Educational Association (NEA)
Lawrence Educational Association (LEA) TOP
The library is the center for all types of activities at Lawrence High School. One of which is the LHS Retired Teachers Luncheon at Christmas.
A graduation card from the faculty and staff was made especially for our seniors. The faculty and staff were asked to bring their high school senior pictures and give their words of wisdom. This was a fun project. Here is the slide show.
Students at LHS were asked what library services they use and what do they like about the library. Here are their answers.
Secondary librarians all over the U.S. are reporting a rise in circulation. This created a discussion of librarians on LM-Net and a several articles were written about the increased circulation of books in school libraries. It is believed that the publication of books like the Twilight series and the Harry Potter books has encouraged reading among teenagers.
Books Checked Out:
9,212 books and audio visual materials were checked out
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Areas of the collection most used: Fiction, Graphic Novels, Biography, Drawing, Painting, Sports, American Literature, American Poetry, Sports, History of Europe, Magazines, United States History and Books on Native Americans.
Visits to the Library Web Site:
45, 471 Visits to the Library website
No record of searches on Destiny
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Interesting fact: Pageviews were at a record high and visits were down in numbers. April 2009 was the busiest month for the Lawrence High School Library Webpage. We had 12,132 visits to our site. A new record!
Pageviews, LHS Library Web Site:
86, 846 Page views on Library Website
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Class Visits to the Library:
1308 classes used the library
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The
library is the center for many activities. The following groups
have scheduled meetings in the Library: Teacher- staff development,
In-service, Poetry Reading, Kansas University, LEA, Gaming Club, Anime Club, Book Club
Meetings, LGSA, SPED, and North
Central Committee meetings. Other activities include faculty
parties, testing, NLI signings, poetry readings, Debate Tournament,
Wrestler and Baseball Parent Meetings, Eutin Meeting, Poetry Out Loud, Parent Teacher Conferences, Centennial Neighborhood Association, LWV Board Meetings, Principal Interviews, KPERS,
Enrollment, Retirement Party and the North Central.
Our guest for Teen Read Week was Don Fambrough, retired head football coach at Kansas University. He has written a book called "Three Little Jayhawks". He is a supporter of education and is often a guest speaker in the Lawrence schools.
Del Fambrough, his wife, was the chair of the English Department at Lawrence High School for many years. A special library collection has beenestablished in her honor.
Our principal, Mr. Nilhas is leaving Lawrence High School in June. He is a principal who loves libraries. LHS is going to miss him. This is a tribute to Mr. Nilhas.
http://www.history.com/minisites/valentine/
"Did you know that the average American eats over 25 pounds of chocolate a year? Or that lilies are twice as popular as roses? Or that 188 million valentines are exchanged each year—and that number excludes children’s packaged valentines? In addition to trivia, this site also contains a list of romantic movies, quotations, videos that explain how chocolates are made, and biographies of history’s great romantics. You will enjoy playing “Dating Through the Ages,” a quiz on courtship customs from the 1890s to the 1980s. There are also some dating tips.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Richard Wright, author of “Native Son” and “Black Boy.” (Sept. 4, 1908 – Nov. 28, 1960) http://www.richardwrightat100.ku.edu/index.html
A KU English faculty member, Maryemma Graham, has been on the road many times this past year — including making presentations
in Germany, in Paris, France and in Japan to groups observing Wright’s 100th anniversary year.In Paris, Graham was joined by one ofWright’s daughters, Julia, who makes her home in Paris (as did her father). Julia Wright and Graham also made presentations for Japanese scholars in Japan. Next week, Graham and a group of Lawrence High teachers are headed to Jackson, Miss., for a statewide Wright centennial observance on Sept. 4.
On Nov. 6, Julia Wright will be speaking at KU’s Hall Center for the Humanities in the Difficult Dialogues series. Her talk is titled: “Uncle Tom’s Grandchildren: How My Father Taught Me About Race.” The talk is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. In The Commons at Spooner Hall.
~KU news release
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