1. Bloomsbury Elementary School Library
$15,000 Grant
for
Non-fiction and Reference
By Laney Lemasters

2. Vendors
Titlewave
$10,998.02
Worldbook
$2,100.00
JSTOR
$2,000.00

3. Decision Making Collection map Curriculum and students Technology
Used to assess the current state of the library
Used to determine needs of the library
Curriculum and students
Topics and materials that support the curriculum
Topics and materials that benefit the students
Technology
E-books and online sources add to the media students must know how to use
Titles added to address STEM and 21st Century topics

4. Collection map for current collection
Resource Type
per shelf
number of shelves
total amount
condition/age
non-fiction books
100 12
1,200
good/avg. 80’s
biography books 70 4
280
encyclopedias 1
1987
dictionaries 10
1982
thesauruses 6
atlases 7
online subscriptions NA
e-books

5. Needs for updated library
More current non-fiction and reference books
Online reference source subscriptions
E-books
Ready references
More current dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, and thesauruses
New materials to address STEM and 21st Century

6. Purchasing Plan for Encyclopedias
World Book (online subscription)
$2, (Worldbook)
JSTOR (online subscription)
$2, (JSTOR)
Britannica (online subscription)
$ (Titlewave)
Britannica Illustrated Science Library (ebook)
$ (Titlewave)

7. Rationale
Students should have resources available for online and hands-on research.
Students should know how to research using multi-formats.
Students should have materials that are current.
Online resources are updated yearly.
Print resources will update and augment materials from the 1980’s.

8. Current Collection Ready Reference
dictionaries 10 1
1982
thesauruses 6
atlases 7

9. Purchasing for Ready Reference
DK Children’s Thesaurus
$17.14 each
Merriam-Webster’s school Thesaurus
$13.57 each
Children’s illustrated atlas (Brooks)
$53.97
Children’s illustrated atlas (Simon)
$47.97
Children’s illustrated animal atlas
$50.97
Merriam Webster’s collegiate dictionary
$19.02 each
MW intermediate, elementary
$13.57
Macmillian first dictionary
$12.89
Gallaudet children’s dictionary of sign language
$39.95

10. Rationale for ready reference
Current ready reference section is sparse
Students should have quick answers to questions, thus sparking further interest in finding information
Print and electronic resources are both valuable to our students
Multiple copies of dictionaries, thesauruses, and atlases can be used for classroom lessons

11. Collection map breakdown per section
Non-fiction Books
000 Computer Science, Information, & General Works 35
100 Philosophy & Psychology
200 Religion
300 Social Sciences 68
400 Language 44
500 Science
353
600 Technology
150
700 Arts & Recreation 70
800 Literature 55
900 History & Geography
355

12. Areas in need of improvement
000 Comp. Science, Information, & General Works
300 Social Studies
400 Language
500 Science
600 Technology
700 Arts & Recreation
800 Literature
900 History & Geography

13. 000 Comp. science, info. & general works by title
Children’s encyclopedias
6 different titles
Dream jobs in technology
Almanac of facts
Famous first facts

14. 300 Social studies by title
Egyptian mythology
Planet geography
Conservation and ecology
Political and social movements
American book of days

15. 400 Language by title Dictionaries Thesaurus
Multiple editions to accommodate different age levels
Multiple copies
Thesaurus

16. 500 Science by title National Geographic titles Britannica Series
animals
Britannica Series
Dream jobs in math
Dream jobs in science
Geography
Solar system
Earth
Climate and climate change
Evolution
Ocean and oceanography

17. 600 Technology by title Dream jobs in engineering Human body Nutrition
Technology in the modern world
Technology in the industrial revolution
Pollution
Inventions
Evolution of useful things

18. 700 Arts & recreation by title
Fine Arts Collection
Orchestra
Carnival of the Animals
Ballet
Plays
Classical music

19. 800 Literature by title Fine Arts Collection Fiction Non-fiction
Poetry and drama
English literature Renaissance
English literature Romantic

20. 900 History and geography by title
Planet geography
Colonial and postcolonial Middle East
Civil war
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
American revolution
Atlases
Multiple copies to accommodate different grade levels

21. Biography by title Philo Farnsworth Hayat Sindi Antonia Novello
Joanne Simpson
Malala Yousafzai
Collections
Famous artists
Famous athletes
Rebels of Rock
Outlaws
Famous women

22. Breakdown of titles for purchase

23. Expense breakdown per section