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It’s been another great month for Benton Library Media Center!Benton Library is having a great year, with even more checkouts and instructional sessions coming during September! Now that the month is over, let’s review our stats and look ahead to some new books!

We’re busy! Benton Library has seen stats on track with last year’s numbers, which will likely outpace last year’s record 15,000 item checkouts! Here’s our stats for September 2010:

By the numbers . . .

Total Collection Circulation . . . Grade 9 306

Grade 10 398

Grade 11 464

Grade 12 204

Unspecified 2540

Total 3912

Total Book Circulation . . . Total 1253

Total Laptop Circulation . . . Total 1601

Total Classes in Library . . . Total 40

Total Individuals in Library . . . Total 889

Top Ten Book Titles . . . First Shot Thirteen Reasons Why

One Handed Catch Boot Camp

Wicked Lovely A Rip in Heaven

Dopesick Glass

Burned Compound

Thanks! Thanks for visiting the library and keeping us busy! Let’s keep it up!

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September 2010 Newsletter

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Dept/Teacher Lessons Standards Resources

Business/Hays Careers Research in Personal Finance: researching possible careers using job outlook statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

ICT Literacy CLE: 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 5C

NETS-S: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D

LibGuide - http://bentonhs.sjsd.libguides.com/content.php?pid=144190

Social Studies/Rushing Westward Expansion: researching various groups and their interactions during the period of Westward Expansion during US History, comparing and contrasting.

ICT Literacy CLE: 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 5C

NETS-S: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D

LibGuide - http://bentonhs.sjsd.libguides.com/content.php?pid=145353

Social Studies/Rushing

CRAP Detection: teaching freshmen students a 3 step research process (Search, Evaluate, Cite) and a 4 step evaluation process (Currency, Reliability, Authority, Purpose)

ICT Literacy CLE: 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 5C

NETS-S: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D

Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/bentonlibrary/intro-to-research-5193425

Social Studies/Shavnore CRAP Detection: teaching freshmen students a 3 step research process (Search, Evaluate, Cite) and a 4 step evaluation process (Currency, Reliability, Authority, Purpose)

ICT Literacy CLE: 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 5C

NETS-S: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D

Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/bentonlibrary/intro-to-research-5193425

Social Studies/Sherard Westward Expansion: researching various groups and their interactions during the period of Westward Expansion during US History, comparing and contrasting.

ICT Literacy CLE: 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 5C

NETS-S: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D

LibGuide - http://bentonhs.sjsd.libguides.com/content.php?pid=145353

Don’t forget about research! Mrs. Corey has been busy helping students and classes conduct research. View our instructional lessons below for August 2010:

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Introducing Our New Website . . . Bentonlibrary.org!

Our new site is sleek, shiny, and self-hosted! Check out the new blog/resource site at bentonlibrary.org! We have links to our databases, LibGuides, online catalog, and more!

Social Media

News Ticker

Blog Post

Video

Database Search

New Books

Photos

Twitter Feed

Plus much more!!!

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The Newest, Hottest Titles . . . Coming Soon to Benton Library!

Benton Library placed a HUGE book order based almost entirely on YOUR requests! We’re hoping our books arrive within the month of October! Be sure to check out these titles soon!

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