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Middle School Library: 2024-25 MS Library Highlights

2024-25 Circulation Statistics

2024-25 MS Library Annual Report

Student Completes 100-Book Challenge!

It started with a 40-book challenge in her Humanities class. That doubled into an 80-book challenge, and this student ended up reading 100 books this year! This student says her favorite books were: "Hunger games, 1984, The Selection, the False Prince, Inside Out and Back Again, and The Giver. Its so hard to choose, since there are so many books:)"

Summer Borrowing

Number of books checked out from the MSHS Library during Summer Borrowing, June 6 - June 19:

1,267 books!!

Library Shelves Reset

At the end of the year, Sodexo workers helped us move the library shelves back into their original layout! We ended the year with a fresh look. 

 

Grade 6 Library Visits

6th Graders visited the library with their Humanities class once per cycle all year, driving up print book circulation significantly!

Book Recommendation Flip Books

Kids Read

Valentine's Day - Love your library overdue challenge

Book Week

Panda Book Kahoot Quiz

Book Battle

8th Grade Library Lessons

Lessons for 8th Grade Research Skills this year included using Print magazines to search for SDG issues, and using the G8 Capstone Libguide to find authoritative sources for the Capstone project.

Parent Education Sessions

Black Excellence Month

Pride Week

Neal Shusterman Author Visit

Jack Cheng Author Visit

TTTs

Kelly Phillips and Kelly Donaldson offerred the following TTTs this year!

  • ISB Library's Online Resources
  • Citing AI

Neurodiversity Week

Languages Week

Chinese New Year

Beijing Librarians Network

ISB Librarians hosted the first in-person BJLN Conferece since before COVID!

Professional Development

Middle School Librarian takes part in PD in Shanghai and Hong Kong.

Displays