Reading has continued to be popular among students at HHS.  Through class collaborations, reading challenges, displays, and conversations, the library media staff has built a culture of reading in our school.  During this school year the media center loaned:

• 2,185 physical library books

• 10,606 ebooks (Sora)

• 1,523 audiobooks (Sora)

• 1,562 magazines (Sora)

The media center has been a flurry of activity in 2023-24.  We hosted over 725 distinct class and project visits this school year.  Teachers took advantage of the wide spaces on the main floor, as well as the Instructional Space, the Digital Den, and the Explorer Room.

The Instructional Space can host an entire class and includes moveable furniture, dry-erase walls, and an AV system with a computer, speakers, Apple TV, and projector.  The Digital Den offers 14 Mac computers with iMovie and Adobe Creative Cloud software, as well as a green screen and video production equipment.  The Explorer Room offers a quiet space to conduct interviews, record audio, focus on social-emotional wellness, pray, etc.

Teachers can reserve these rooms by booking them on Google Calendar.  Here are instructions.

The media center is excited to offer summer book checkouts.  Students and staff were encouraged to grab a handful of books to borrow until August.  Many walked away with an impressive stack!