Jazz Up Your Monthly Reports

Fran Bullington

March 15, 2012 South Carolina Association of School Librarians

Learning Commons Presentation

Basic BeginningsIn the fall of 2006 when I became the lead librarian

at Boiling Springs High School, I wanted to continue the sharing of monthly reports that my predecessor had done. Looking back now at the reports I submitted, I am embarrassed! Those reports in no way, shape, or form were conveying how vibrant our library program was.

So I began a quest to perfect my reports and share that with you here. Many photographs have been altered because I have not obtained permission to post those students’ pictures.

“Just the Facts, M’am”

Baby Steps: Two Additions

Next Step: Photographs

Erin B. and Amanda W.

Huge Step! Multiple Pages

Page Two

Charts

Cumulative Data

Class Visitsby depts.

Page Three

Class Visitsto Computer Rooms by depts

Library and Computer Room Usageby deptscomparison

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Circulationby Deweyclassification

Circulation by groups

Pie Chartanalysis

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Page Six

Student PicturesAdd the Right

Touch

November Report: Changes

Telling a Story Comes First

Boiling Springs High School Library Media Center

January 2012 Monthly Report

Changing to PowerPoint

Why PowerPoint? Easier to Edit

More Colorful Charts

Can Fit More Info on Slide

Transparency: Publish Your Reports!

Many Examples on the Web

You’ll find many more examples on the web of others’ monthly reports. I share several in the blog post “Advocacy: Monthly Reports” that you will find in the bibliography on the next slide.

Please feel free to contact me if you have questions:

fran.bullington@gmail.com

Bibliography

Bullington, Fran . "Advocacy: Monthly Reports « Informania." Informania. N.p., 6 Nov. 2010. Web. 15 Mar. 2012. <http://informania.wordpress.com/2010/11/06/advocacy-monthly-reports/>.

Bullington, Fran. "Library Reports ." Boiling Springs High School Media Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2012. <https://sites.google.com/site/bshsbulldog/library-ingo/newsletters-and-reports>.

Bullington, Fran. "Worth the Effort! « Informania." Informania. N.p., 10 Nov. 2010. Web. 15 Mar. 2012. <http://informania.wordpress.com/2010/11/15/worth-the-effort/>.