Archbishop Rummel High School: Touching Hearts, Teaching Minds, Cultivating Leaders *

Library

Ms. Debbie Lobrano, Chairperson

Ms. Jackie Weiss , Library Paraprofessional
The mission of ARHS library media program is:

  • To provide the resources, services and instruction that will assist students
    and teachers in becoming effective and efficient seekers and users of information.
  • To assist students in developing an appreciation of the value of literature and of
    reading as a means of access to knowledge and as an enjoyable lifelong pursuit.

In accordance with the Archbishop Rummel High School mission statement, students
are challenged to use the library, information skills, and independent reading to respect,
understand, and appreciate the diversity of mankind.  Students should use this acquired
knowledge to better their local and global communities.
Hours:
7 AM – 3:15 PM (Librarians often work beyond closing, students
may remain as long as librarian is present.)

Loan Periods:
General collection books may be checked out for two weeks. Books may
be renewed. Reference books may be checked at the end of the school day
and must be returned before homeroom the next morning. There is a $.10 per
day fine for overdue books and $.25 per day for overnight materials.
Programs:

Information Literacy / Research Skills
The librarians teach research and information literacy skills and strategies to
students and teachers both individually and to entire classes in conjunction with
academic assignments.

Reading Counts
This motivational reading program encourages students to read by allowing
them free choice reading selections from a wide-variety of books.  When students
finish reading their selected books, they take a 10 – 30 question computerized quiz.
According to program literature, a score of 70% or higher verifies that the student has
successfully read the book.  Students are asked to read one free choice title each quarter
and two each summer.

Library Outstanding Reading Counts Awards & Grandparents’ Million Word Reader Awards
Many students read “above and beyond” the established goal.  Those students are
honored at semester luncheons given by the librarians.  In addition, the top readers
in each grade level who qualify by reading over a million words are given monetary
awards sponsored by the Grandparents Club at the end of the school year.

Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI)
This nationally recognized computer based reading assessment for students in grades K-12 measures reading comprehension and ability on the Lexile Framework of Reading. The SRI and The Lexile Framework places both reader and text on the same scale, making it possible to align the readers with various texts that they will encounter in their daily lives and expose gaps between the two. The SRI administered by the librarians once or twice a year also tracks the students’ Lexile growth through their school career at Archbishop Rummel.

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