Component B: 

Library Programming School library programming encompasses a range of organized and educational activities, including both active and passive programming initiatives. The library staff plans and leads library programming that builds community, promotes students’ well-being, and empowers students to learn independently. The library staff engages students in planning new library programming and providing feedback for adapting programming to best meet their needs and interests.

Component B - Evidence

Tutoring

When I joined the CVHS library team in January of 2024 the library housed drop in tutoring provided by the National Honor Society students. While the program was well intentioned it wasn't utilized by students (only 5 in one semester). After questioning students it was determined that the tutoring was offered after school which was inconvenient for many students and there were often 4 or more tutors which created an intimidating atmosphere for their struggling peers. 

At the beginning of the 24/25 school year I took this information and with the help of Ms. Stulock, reorganized the tutoring program to better meet student's needs. Much of the reorganization came from experience in effective tutoring practices from my previous employment experience at the DSPS office at Rio Hondo College in Whittier, CA. 

We created a database of NHS students broken down by subjects in which they felt comfortable tutoring. We then created a tutoring form with a QR code for students to scan to request one on one tutoring sessions. By the end of May 2025 semester we had over 250 tutoring sessions, anecdotal evidence of improvement from repeated tutoring sessions, and expanded services to include tutoring during Advisement (homeroom period). Moving into the 25/26 school year, tutoring will be further expanded into afterschool hours and will make use of Helper Helper to track community service hours for tutoring.

We send out surveys to tutors and tutees at the end of each year to continue to improve services. Only the tutors have filled out surveys as of right now, tutee surveys go out the last week of school. While many of our tutor's responses were concerning logistics of their required NHS hours, we also had positive feedback. 

"Such an incredible way to facilitate tutoring with actual results! I am very grateful that I am able to be a part of this."

Late Start Morning Programming and Off Hour Activities

The library is often a popular place for students on Tuesdays and Thursdays when school starts an hour later. Many of these students arrive earlier due to transportation schedules or other activities that required them to be at school. These mornings were often unstructured and became social time in the library instead of productive or purposefully used.  This time was also identified by students as a more convenient time for tutoring (which was implemented at the beginning of the Fall 2024 semester). Tutoring really "changed the vibe" and created a purposeful atmosphere. From there we expanded into offering passive activities such as puzzles, games, and crafts/interactive book displays for our late start mornings or off hour activities.

Author Bios

While our entire team works on displays and activities some displays come from our desire to share information. As an MLIS student, I wrote author biographies in my Fantasy Literature class. It wasn't until I had gone through this exercise that I found how inspiring and interesting each unique author is and how that translates to their work. Each month I pick and author, write a brief bio and display their books from our collection. Sometimes the author bios follow a theme for the month or align with class curriculum and other times it's just for fun. The display moves throughout the library depending on the author and the books being displayed.