Where am I?
Media Center
Marian McHugh, Library Media Specialist, 592-7234, mchughm@usd230.org
Welcome to the 2011-2012 school year! I am excited to be joing the staff at SHIS! Spring Hill is a wonderful community and I think this has to be one of the best districts in the state of Kansas!
This year marks my 19th year as a School Library Media Specialist. I returned to Kansas this year after six years in the Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nevada. CCSD is the 5th largest school district in the nation and I can tell you firsthand that coming back to a real "community" is wonderful! I also achieved my National Board Certification in Library Media in 2004.
During our weekly instruction, we will be focusing on information literacy skills and making connections to the core content areas and the classroom curriculum. Our goal is to become effective seekers and users of information. I love to integrate technology into my lessons so we will be involved in some fun webquests and project-based search activities.
Our new library catalog and circulation system, Destiny, is now up and running and the students LOVE using it. It is very graphical in nature and much more user friendly. So firiendly in fact, you can access it from home by clicking on the link located at the bottom of the page!
Students may come in to the library to get new books as soon as they have finished reading their current checkouts. They do not need to wait until their regularly "scheduled" library day. The more they read, the better!
I will also be facilitating the KU reading program, and the William Allen White Book Award program. All of these programs are open to any interested students. Look for more information to come as we get each program started.
Volunteers are always welcomed in the library to assist students with finding books and to help reshelve. Feel free to give me a call if you'd be interested in helping. And don't hesitate to call if you have questions about any of our reading programs or activities. The direct number to the SHIS LMC is 913-592-7242.
Thanks for welcoming me to the Spring Hill "family" and I look forward to a great year working with your children!