APL Impact Report

The Arlington Public Librarys Impact on Education

September 2012 December 2012

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A. Library Programs

B. Library Services
A1. Lee y Sers B1. Library LiNKs
A2. Pre-K Library Visits AISD Student Access
A3. Life Through Literacy/PEP Students Library LiNKs in Schools
A4. Stories to Our Children
A5. Reading Corps
B2. Library Courier Services




A. LIBRARY PROGRAMS


A1. Lee y Sers
Lee y Sers is a school readiness program designed to work with parents and their children ages 0-4 years old.
The goal of the program is to empower parents as their childs first and most important teachers and role
models. These one-hour sessions emphasize the importance of developing early literacy skills, as well as
demonstrate simple methods parents can use to develop pre-literacy skills in their children.

Lee y Sers was implemented at select Arlington ISD Title 1 elementary schools during the fall 2012 semester.
Parents and their children gathered once a week for six weeks at their childs school. An Arlington Public
Library Program Specialist introduced early literacy concepts, modeled ways in which parents could support
concept development at home, and engaged parents in hands-on activities with their child to practice the
newly acquired knowledge.

Session Concepts:
Session One: Introduction to Lee y Sers and Library Resources
Session Two: Oral Language
Session Three: Phonological Awareness
Session Four: Alphabet and Concepts of Print
Session Five: Writing Awareness
Session Six: Math Awareness

Additional components of the program that were highly popular were the early literacy kits and library books
that were available for check out. These kits and library books provided parents with additional tools to
support learning at home! Parents used their Arlington Public Library card to check out items at their weekly
session. They took these library items home during the week and engaged in learning with their children.
Parents returned items the following week at class. All the kits were English/Spanish bilingual, which enabled
Spanish-speaking parents to utilize the materials.






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Impact: Lee y Sers Fall 2012 Semester

School Adults Children Contact
Hours
New Lib
Cards
Books
Given
Items
Circulated
Amos
Elementary
15 8 87 4 18 25
Anderson
Elementary
19 21 134 4 21 35
Atherton
Elementary
18 19 158 11 33 35
Blanton
Elementary
8 7 56 1 15 16
Burgin
Elementary
5 4 23 2 9 13
Johns
Elementary
6 6 59 0 12 18
Morton
Elementary
45 32 312

5 68 62
Pope
Elementary
11 10 77 10 15 26
Rankin
Elementary
11 11 77 0 21 13
Roquemore
Elementary
8 5 42 1 12 16
Sherrod
Elementary
7 10 74 0 15 26
Webb
Elementary
10 6 36 0 6 5
Totals 163 139 1,135 38 245 290





Impact: Lee y SersSurvey Results:
School Number of
Surveys
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Amos Elementary 14 100% 100% 100% 100%
Anderson Elementary 13 100% 100% 100 100%
Atherton Elementary 18 100% 100% 94% 100%
Blanton Elementary 8 100% 88% 88% 100%
Burgin Elementary 4 100% 100% 100% 100%
Johns Elementary 8 100% 100% 100% 100%
Morton Elementary 45 100% 100% 100% 97%
Pope Elementary 10 100% 100% 100% 100%
Rankin Elementary 10 100% 100% 80% 100%
Roquemore Elementary 5 100% 100% 80% 100%
Sherrod Elementary 7 100% 100% 100% 100%
Webb Elementary 4 100% 100% 100% 100%
Totals 146 100% 99% 97% 99%
1. Did you learn new information or activities you can do at home with
your children?
2. Did you engage in learning with your child using the literacy kits?
3. Did center time "reinforce" the topics of the classes?
4. Did you engage in learning with your child using the handouts?
Lee y Sers Survey
Questions:

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A2. Pre-K Library Visits
All pre-k 3 and 4 classes, from participating TLI campuses, visited the George W. Hawkes Central Library for a special
experience! Library staff worked closely with pre-k teachers to schedule a library visit specifically for the pre-k students
from their campus. Teachers, parents and children engaged in an exciting story time designed for preschoolers and got
a private tour of the childrens library. All students received a little red bag, an age-appropriate book, a My First Library
Card (if parents submit an application), and special early literacy handouts for parents.
Impact: Library Visits Fall 2012 Semester
Schools AM Classes PM Classes Total Students Library Cards
Amos Elementary 28 26 54 25
Anderson Elementary 61 50 101 98
Atherton Elementary 66 54 120 91
Berry Elementary 88 85 173 130
Blanton Elementary 71 52 123 66
Burgin Elementary 63 55 118 80
Crouch Elementary 59 71 130 95
Crow Elementary 36 32 68 52
Foster Elementary 41 45 86 54
Goodman Elementary 41 33 74 47
Hale Elementary 56 56 112 70
Johns Elementary 64 67 131 109
Veda Knox Elementary 46 47 93 57
Morton Elementary 79 51 130 62
Rankin Elementary 36 33 69 49
Remynse Elementary 43 50 93 67
Roark Elementary 60 65 125 79
Thorton Elementary 74 69 143 77
Totals 1,012 941 1,943 1,308






Students enjoying a special story time with Mr. Eric


Student enjoying a special story time with Mr. Eric Students returning to school with all their goodies
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This is a copy of an article about the library field trips.
AISD Access, November 16, 2012
























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A3. Life Through Literacy:
Supporting Parents in AISD High Schools
This spring, young parents and parents-to-be in the Arlington high schools will learn about the joy and power of reading
to their little ones. Dozens of parenting and expecting parents in the PEP program at Arlington, Bowie, Lamar, Sam
Houston and Seguin high schools will participate in the Life Through Literacy classes offered this year by Arlington
Reads.
One of the goals of Life Through Literacy (LTL) is to help teen parents understand that important learning begins long
before their little ones first days in preschool or kindergarten. In fact, the experiences a baby has in the first few years
of life have an incredible impact on his or her chances for school success. LTL participants learn that simply talking,
reading, and singing with their babies often leads to strong language development, a critical building block of reading
skills. Students learn how engaging in these fun activities facilitates bonding and help develop their little ones critical
thinking and social skills. Another advantage, at each of the five sessions, each parent receives a new board book or
picture book to add to his or her own home library. For many, books become their babies newest, favorite toys!
For some LTL parents, the idea that they have an essential role in contributing to their childs readiness for school is a
new one. However, once they realize how special and important that role is, they are excited about it! Life Through
Literacy equips them with the awareness and the tools to do a great job as their little ones first, most important
teachers.
APL also provided copies of Baby Basics to support learning offered by the AISD PEP Nurse, Ms. Rachel Ibarra. Ms. Ibarra
works one-on-one with PEP students and uses these books during their individual sessions. Students keep the books and
planners to help with the health aspects of their pregnancy.
Impact: Life Through Literacy *Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 Semesters
School Semester Baby Basics
Books
Students Contact
Hours
Board Books
(take home )
Arlington High School Fall 2011 10 16 47 54
Spring 2012 9 n/a n/a n/a
Bowie High School Fall 2011 12 13 68 56
Spring 2012 8 14 21 28
Lamar High School Fall 2011 10 n/a n/a n/a
Spring 2012 18 24 99 91
Martin High School Fall 2011 4 n/a n/a n/a
Spring 2012 3 n/a n/a n/a
Venture High School Fall 2011 20 n/a n/a n/a
*single visit Spring 2012 15 29 29 29
Sam Houston High School Fall 2011 15 n/a n/a n/a
Spring 2012 50 18 56 41
Seguin High School Spring 2012 5 5 15 13
Totals 179 119 335 312


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A4. Stories to Our Children:
The gift of sharing stories creates lasting bonds across generations. Through the Stories to Our Children program,
parents were empowered to write about their life experiences, passing on family and cultural traditions to provide a
window from the past to the future. In the spring 2012 semester, we brought Stories to Our Children to six locations:
Pope Elementary, Berry Elementary, Atherton Elementary, Morton Elementary, Southeast Branch Library and the
Literacy House.

Participants attended a series of five writing workshops, in which they wrote, illustrated, and refined their stories. Our
goal was to support the role of mothers and fathers as the first and most important teachers. With the guidance of
committed volunteers, parents learned how to explore their ideas at deeper levels while getting hands on experience
with the writing process. Parents also worked on their stories at home, modeling the reading and writing skills they
practiced in the sessions. Some shared that their children were inspired to explore the world of books through a
new lens and even to write their own stories. These parents were honored at a celebration with renowned author
Pat Mora. Participants received a bound copy of their story and a book bin to give it a place of honor amongst their
childrens first books.

During the fall 2012 semester, we offered Stories to Our Children at Lamar High School to expecting and parenting teens
from the PEP program. This program is still being offered and the final celebration is scheduled for February 2013.



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Impact: Stories to Our Children
Fall 2012 Semester
Location Teen Authors Family Participants Contact Hours
Lamar High School PEP 14 *final program in Feb 2013 26

Spring 2012 Semester
Location Adult Authors Family Participants Contact Hours
Atherton Elementary 13 46 181
Berry Elementary 18 44 178
Morton Elementary 26 58 241
Pope Elementary 10 35 140
*Southeast Branch Library 17 n/a 72
*Literacy House 16 23 121
Totals 100 206 933
*Library Locations

A5. Reading Corps:
Reading Corps is a volunteer-based program with the goal of assisting children in pre-k 4 through
third grade in reading not only in developing skills, but also in instilling a love of reading and
literature in children. Volunteers will donate at least one hour per week to work with children in
schools, libraries or other educational or recreational
settings in our community. The program is not designed
to provide students with one-on-one instruction from a
reading specialist. Reading Corps provides students with an opportunity to
engage students in reading and writing with a volunteer from the community.
They will read books that are of interests to the student, pen their thoughts
and ideas on paper to support writing, and engage activities that contribute to
the development of early literacy skills.
Volunteers must complete an AISD and City of Arlington background check and attend a training session to be able to
participate. APL has AmeriCorps VISTA members oversee a specific area of the community to coordinate the work of
volunteers in that area, and generate new community partnerships to become engaged supporters of the project.



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Reading Corps: Fall 2012 (Pilot Programs)
The Arlington Public Library piloted Reading Corps at two locations during the fall 2012 semester. One location was at
the Literacy House located at 101 E North Street. The Literacy House is the location in which Arlington Reads offers free
literacy programs to the community. Registration at this site was open to all students, not just AISD students.
The second location was in collaboration with the Salvation Army and Crow Elementary. Students that participated in
this Reading Corps site were children enrolled in the Salvation Army youth program. The Salvation Army transported
children to Crow Elementary for an after-school program. Reading Corps sent volunteers to read with the children.
Reading Corps Impact: Fall 2012 Semester

School Pre-k 4 Kindergarten
1st
grade
2nd
grade
3rd
grade
Total
Students
Total Reading
Hours
Amos Elementary 1 1 1 1 1 5 51
Berry Elementary 0 0 0 1 0 1 6
Burgin Elementary 2 1 1 2 2 8 36
Crow Elementary 0 0 0 0 3 3 11
Foster Elementary 1 0 0 0 0 1 7
Davis Elementary 0 0 0 0 1 1 16
Kooken Elementary 1 0 0 0 0 1 16
Morton Elementary 2 3 0 1 0 6 53
Pope Elementary 0 0 0 1 0 1 16
Roark Elementary 0 1 0 1 0 2 11
Swift Elementary 0 2 4 6 2 14 49
Totals 7 8 6 13 9 43 272
*This data only includes AISD students. There were additional students that participated in the fall 2012 program that were not included.
Reading Corps Sites: Spring 2013 Semester
APL will launch 15 Reading Corps locations during the spring 2013 semester. This chart is a list of confirmed AISD
campuses or a location that will service AISD students.
Amos Elementary Kooken Elementary
Atherton Elementary Literacy House
Boys and Girls Club Rankin Elementary
Crow Elementary(Salvation Army) Sherrod Elementary
Johns Elementary Veda Knox Elementary



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B. LIBRARY SERVICES

B1. Library LiNK
The Arlington Public Librarys Library LiNK program provides innovative library service to the Arlington community that
goes above and beyond traditional branch library facilities.

AISD Student Access
AISD students have access to public library resources using their student ID card. Students can:
Access online learning services from the librarys website. Some online resources include learning languages
through Mango or Muzzy, Work Book, Britannica Online, and Learning Express.
Download e-books and audio books for recreational reading.
Search the catalog and place holds on material. Schools that have APL courier service can have materials sent to
the campus.
Check out two (2) books on their AISD student account. With parental approval, students may expand these
privileges up to 50 items by receiving an APL Go Card (grades Pre-K 6) or a MY Card (grades 7-12).

Library LiNKs in Schools
These sites provide circulating collections of materials for adults within AISD schools so that families can use school
libraries together. These school libraries are open outside regular school hours to the families of children attending
these schools.
Library users may request materials from the librarys general collection to be sent to these schools for pickup and
may return materials there. School library staff is able to issue Arlington Public Library cards to adults and children.
Impact: Library LiNK Circulation
Library LiNK September 2012 October 2012 November 2012 Total
Atherton Elementary 10 67 105 182
Hale Elementary 27 13 35 75
Roark Elementary 10 30 59 99
Webb Elementary 22 46 76 144
Short Elementary * 59 30 46 135
Farrell Elementary* 1 1 39 41
*Non-Texas Literacy Initiative Campuses






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Impact: Library Circulation for AISD Elementary Schools (TLI)


Arlington Public Library Locations

School Age Central East LA NE SE SW WW LL Total
Amos Elementary 6 and older 39 143 0 0 48 0 0 0 230

Less than 6 177 411 25 19 211 7 0 0 850

Total 216 554 25 19 259 7 0 0 1080
Anderson Elementary 6 and older 1 99 0 0 11 0 0 0 111

Less than 6 36 467 0 77 23 70 0 0 673

Total 37 566 0 77 34 70 0 0 784
Atherton Elementary 6 and older 24 147 0 0 26 0 4 0 201

Less than 6 104 831 0 0 95 3 0 40 1073

Total 144 978 0 0 121 3 4 40 1290
Blanton Elementary 6 and older 18 77 0 0 42 0 0 0 137

Less than 6 245 245 0 0 11 0 69 0 570

Total 263 322 0 0 53 0 69 0 707
Burgin Elementary 6 and older 106 102 0 32 90 2 0 0 332

Less than 6 130 425 174 0 248 0 0 0 977

Total 236 527 174 32 338 2 0 0 1309
Johns Elementary 6 and older 4 243 0 0 0 0 0 0 247

Less than 6 135 1,612 0 0 108 0 3 0 1858

Total 139 1,855 0 0 108 0 3 0 2105
Morton Elementary 6 and older 42 270 13 0 29 4 0 0 358

Less than 6 279 1,677 0 0 118 60 51 0 2185

Total 321 1,947 13 0 147 64 51 0 2543
Pope Elementary 6 and older 14 28 8 0 0 0 5 0 55

Less than 6 634 0 0 11 0 5 499 0 1149

Total 648 28 8 11 0 5 504 0 1204
Rankin Elementary 6 and older 0 175 0 5 0 0 0 0 180

Less than 6 129 648 19 14 6 0 25 0 841

Total 129 823 19 19 6 0 25 0 1021
Roquemore Elem. 6 and older 57 0 0 44 0 47 0 0 148

Less than 6 114 13 3 505 1 0 0 0 636

Total 171 13 3 549 1 47 0 0 784
Sherrod Elementary 6 and older 5 22 0 317 0 0 0 0 344

Less than 6 195 8 0 978 36 0 9 0 1226

Total 200 30 0 1,295 36 0 9 0 1570
Webb Elementary 6 and older 195 34 0 46 0 0 0 1 276

Less than 6 788 7 0 44 37 0 14 5 895

Total 983 41 0 90 37 0 14 6 1171
Total

6,958 15,368 484 4,184 2,280 396 1,358 92 31,120
* September 2012- December 2012 Data
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