Where are you now?

Library "as it is now" Checklist

• What is your Vision? (where you want to go)

• What is your Mission? (how you will get there)

• How do your Vision and Mission fit in with your school's? Your district's?

• What is your staffing situation?

• How many students do you have?

• How many books per student do you have?

• What is your budget from the district?

• What is your budget from the school?

• What is the average copyright date of your fiction section?

• What is the average copyright date of your non-fiction section?

• What is the average copyright date of your collection as a whole?

• What is your aged percentage?

• What is the percentage of non-fiction/fiction?

• Are students able to easily find books on their own?

• Is there adequate signage to help students find books?

• Do you have a computer set up as a library catalog?

• Do you have comfortable reading areas?

• What is your policy on students coming to the library during the day on their own?

• How do you choose books to purchase?

• What are your circulation statistics compared to one year ago? Two years ago? Four years ago? Five years ago?

• What are your circulation statistics compared to other high schools in your district?

• What makes your library student-friendly, student-first?

• Is your library ADA-compliant?

• If not, how does it need to be updated to be accessible to all students?

• What are your library policies in terms of circulation?

• What are your library rules?

• Where are the hiding places in your library?

• How do students find your online resources?

• How do students know about new books? About anything special going on in your library?