We will advance an effective and efficient infrastructure that supports student learning for the four learning strategies.
For both libraries, books are by far the greatest expenditure. For the majority of our patrons, the ASD libraries provide the best access to books in English, and we strive to maintain a well-stocked, up-to-date collection.
The high school is the division with the greatest number of students, and high school books and databases are more expensive than those for the other divisions (see the Average Book Cost box), so the high school uses a greater percentage of the library budget than the other three.
The elementary library spends a greater percentage of their budget on books than the MSHS library.
The MSHS library spends a greater percentage of the budget on electronic subscriptions (databases) than the ES library.
When I use library resources (digital or print) to help me with an assignment, I find what I need:
-always 23%
-most of the time 70%
The teacher-librarians worked with the administration to draft an updated board policy about the library, which was approved in May. In addition, finishing touches are being put on the updated ASD Library Manual, which will be presented to the administration and board in September.
| % in agreement | |
| The library has adequate resources to support my educational efforts and the collection includes books and periodicals that enhance my professional growth. | 98.8% |
The library has an excellent selection of (percent in agreement):
| Middle School | High School | |
| online/digital resources | 94.5 | 88 |
| fiction books | 93 | 90 |
| non-fiction books | 93.5 | 89 |
Our goal is to never have a library collection that is more than ten years old, and we've been consistent the past few years on achieving that standard. We were allocated extra book money for the 2014-15 due to the increased enrollment, and that influx of new books helped us improve the age of the fiction section in the elementary school.
These figures were calculated from the most recent book order from the United States.
The standard for the elementary library is a minimum of 25 books per student, and for the MSHS library it is 20 books per student. Because of the additional section added to grade 5 for the 2014-15 school year and the anticipated increase in enrollment in the MSHS, we received a supplement to purchase extra titles to maintain the age and size of the collection.
If you'd like more information about anything in this report, please contact:
Linda Hoiseth, HS teacher-librarian, lhoiseth@asd.edu.qa
Lauren Elliott, MS teacher-librarian, lelliott@asd.edu.qa
Karen Genest, UES teacher-librarian, kgenest@asd.edu.qa
Catherine Gellatly, LES teacher librarian, cgellatly@asd.edu.qa