NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image. LAKE ORION COMMUNITY SCHOOLS & ORION TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY A Natural Partnership

OTPL Vision Statement To serve and engage a thriving community of lifelong learners.

Facts about OTPL  We have been part of the community since 1926  We have 193,177 items in our collection  We circulated 494, 830 items in 2014  We had 201,269 people visit our library in 2014  Our service area has a population of 36,000 people  Every student in Lake Orion Community Schools is issued a library card whether they live in our service area or not  Every teacher is issued an annual teacher card with special privileges

Facts about Lake Orion Community Schools  Serve 7765 school age children  Graduation rate is 96%  140 English Language Learners  777 children qualify for special education services  District annually outperforms Oakland County and state averages in all tested subject areas  All schools have a library in-house  Not every school library is staffed by a MLIS librarian

Shared Benefits of Collaboration  Sharing of volunteers  Sharing resources for programming  Librarians and teachers share information  Community is pleased that we can share resources to save money

PROGRAMS THAT OTPL OFFERS The following are annual programs that we offer to school age children in the district.

Orion ThinkLink An Educational Partnership between Lake Orion Community Schools and Orion Township Public Library Click on Services Offered Through ThinkLink Services OfferedPrograms Offered for Classrooms Programs Offered for Schools/Teachers Teacher Cards—How They Work Teacher Cards— Borrower Information Material delivery Student Cards Assignment Alert & Reserve Shelf ThinkLink Newsletter Storytimes Booktalks Author Studies Genre Studies Other student programs upon request Participation in School Events Monthly meetings with school media specialists to share information with each other Volunteer Coordinator

Summer Reading Every year we offer a 9-10 week summer reading program in which approximately students participate.

Battle of the Books We have been doing a 5 th Grade Battle of the Books since the 1980’s. We now have over 40% of all 5 th graders participating.

Dragon Award Children in grades 2-5 pick out their favorite book from a choice of five books that OTPL librarians know are favorites The teachers use their computer lab time to let the students vote online for their favorite book The books are available in the public and school libraries

SERVICES THAT OTPL OFFERS

Services We Currently Offer  Teacher cards to every educator in the district  Weekly deliveries of materials to each school  Library card application for every student in the district  Library staff in schools for special events  Volunteer program for teens to fulfill school required hours  Library cards in computer labs for database sharing  ESL materials as well as ESL programs for parents  Monthly newsletter to all educators

Material Services  24/7 access to subscription databases  Variety of non-fiction material at all levels that support Common Core  Large collection of nonfiction DVD’s that support Common Core objectives  Large collection of audio books  Large collections of eBooks  Parenting collection  Music and movie streaming service  Textbooks and books that support classroom curriculum  Teacher professional development materials

Our Strategic Goals meet your Needs OTPL Strategic PlanLake Orion Community School Needs We have updated our collectionsMaterials align with Common Core Updated youth areaStudents & tutors have a welcoming environment to study and relax Increase professional development of staffWe share our new knowledge with students and teachers Increased access to online informationStudents can access material 24/7 Expand and improve marketingFriends of the Library have special teacher night for book sale

Benefits of Collaboration for OTPL  Friends sell more books at the book sale by offering teacher night  Schools promote library visits to schools and special programs which increases library visibility  Teacher and student library cards increase usage statistics for both materials and online resources  Schools have supported OTPL when we have gone for a millage

Who needs to be involved?  Top management:  School superintendent & school board  Library director & library board  Middle management:  Assistant Superintendent of Instruction and Curriculum  Principals  Library department heads  Frontline staff:  Media specialists & teachers  Librarians, clerks

OTPL MISSION BE KNOWN FOR MORE THAN BOOKS Debra Refior: Kristen Remenar: Jeannine Crissman: