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Tomahawk School District Library Media 

Center's Staffing

Elementary School Library -

Staffed part time: serving 582 students in 1/2 hour lessons weekly AND 

scheduling the usage of Chromebook and iPad carts.

Middle School Library -

Staffed full time: serving 265 students with flexibly scheduled library time 

and classroom cooperative / collaborative lessons; additionally managing 

loaner Chromebooks supporting one-to-one Chromebooks.

High School Library - 

Staffed full time with 2 part-time staff members: serving 452 students 

with flexibly scheduled library time and classroom cooperative / 

collaborative lessons; additionally managing loaner Chromebooks 

supporting one-to-one Chromebooks.

Summary: per student 

usage of library 

materials is remaining 

steady with slightly 

lower enrollment. 

The Big Picture of the Libraries

Tomahawk students continue to read and use 

the library facilities!  

How?  

By continuing to check out materials and use the 

digital resources such as the databases and e-

books!   Other contributing factors include;  

increased selection, classroom support, student 

acceptance of digital platforms, and increased 

academic rigor of curriculum. 

OverDrive e-books were added for 

High School October 2013 due to the 

ability to off-line read with the 

Chromebook.   Usage almost doubled 

in the second year.   (According to ALA 

library annual average growth of e-

book usage nationally is just under 

10%.

Follett Shelf now offers many 

read-to-you and audio book 

enabled titles; increasing 

usage access ability 

considerable for all students.  

In addition to expanded 

titles with unlimited access.

E-books Grow!

Expanded usage of both e-book platforms district wide was 

experienced in the 2014 / 2015 school year due to increased 

and directed student contact through classroom collaborative 

lessons, training's for students and staff, and digital self-help 

support on the library page. Additionally, titles were selected 

based on specific curriculum needs directly tied to classroom 

standards thus increasing students required exposure and 

usage of e-books; ultimately preparing students to college and 

career readiness.   Finally, the ability to purchase books on-

demand or by requests from students greatly drove the 

demand for e-books and "cult following" which is evident today 

in the amount of e-books in both platforms checked out over 

the summer.

Facilities Use of the Middle and High 

School Libraries

This gives an idea of "how the libraries" are being used.  

Including the number of students, classes, and meetings 

that are using the library and the time of day.

Additionally, High School and Middle School libraries 

assist students with Chromebook "loaners" and claim 

requests for all work on the devices. We also check out 

all Chromebooks to students managing the asset 

through Destiny Library Manager. 

The High School Library continues to show growth in overall library 

facility usage before school for students and during study hall as a quiet 

place to work.   The majority of the Chromebooks district wide are 

manged by the High School as it is the central location for all buildings.  

The Middle School Library experienced a growth in the usage of e-

books and change in how the library is used.   More groups of students 

and individuals were found in the library than whole classes using the 

library lab as now Middle School is one-to-one with Chromebooks.  

This shift opened up the library to become an extension of many 

classrooms. 

The Elementary Library operates 

with a consistent usage of the facility 

by the use of the fixed library 

schedule.   This fixed schedule does 

not allow for groups or individuals to 

come to the library to work 

independently as the mornings are 

filled with scheduled classes.   The 

part time staffing of the library 

opened the afternoons up for groups 

and individuals; yet was problematic 

in that students many times are not 

fully supervised.

Databases and Digital Resources

Over the past three years the Library Media Centers have 

provided digital resources that support rigor in the curriculum 

and demand critical thinking skills of students while researching 

while providing integrated support tools allowing access for all 

levels of learners.   Usage of the digital resources is up due to 

increased access to technology (through one-to-one 

Chromebooks), active teacher participation in the selection of 

databases, increased library and classroom instructional time 

for resources, and teacher assigned usage of resources.   Going 

forward, a continuation of targeted training for both students 

and staff on the digital resources while supporting self-learning 

through the library website. 

FactCite by Lincoln Library is provided district wide for all 

students; usage continues to grow at double digit growth for 

the past three years.   The database focuses on the needs of 

all students K-12 adding usability features and 

enhancements yearly.

Other Resources include:

Issues and Controversies in US

History - taking the place of the

text book in Freshman History.

SIRS Researcher and Discoverer

for all learners on a variety of 

topics.

Elementary Digital Resources include:    (home access 

information is provided for students in Haiku)

◾Tomahawk Elementary School Library Page

◾K-12 Library Curriculum Map

◾Follett Shelf e-Books

◾Badgerlink database access and support

◾FactCite by Lincoln Library

◾SIRS Discoverer by ProQuest

◾Culture Grams by ProQuest

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