Let’s take a look at Maxey Library’s 2023-24 Data
- Checkouts: 38,001 (without renewals)
- Fiction: 19,358 (includes renewals)
- Nonfiction: 19,767 (includes renewals)
- Renewals: 1,140
Classes Taught: 1,020 (K-5)
Volunteer Hours Weekly: 13-16
Collection Size
- Fiction: 11,054
- Nonfiction: 8,817
- Age of Materials
- Fiction: 2007
- Nonfiction: 2002
- New Books: 811
Top Books Checked out:
| 1. | [ Book ] | Across the desert | Bowling, Dusti, | FIC – FIC BOWLING | 109 |
| 2. | [ Book ] | Creepy pair of underwear! | Reynolds, Aaron, 1970- | FIC – FIC REYNOLDS | 102 |
| 3. | [ Book ] | Time villains | Piñeiro, Victor, | FIC – FIC PINEIRO | 97 |
| 4. | [ Book ] | Baby Monkey, private eye | Selznick, Brian, | FIC – FIC SELZNICK | 96 |
| 5. | [ Book ] | Ultimate showdown : 5 books in 1! | Pallotta, Jerry, | CHAPTER – 591.5 PAL | 94 |
| 6. | [ Book ] | Six feet below zero | Jones, Ena, | FIC – FIC JONES | 89 |
| 7. | [ Book ] | Lord of the fleas | Pilkey, Dav, 1966- | GN – 741.5 PIL | 88 |
| 8. | [ Book ] | A tale of two kitties | Pilkey, Dav, 1966- | GN – GN 741.5 PIL | 87 |
| 9. | [ Book ] | The dark secret | Sutherland, Tui T., | GN – 741.5 DEU | 87 |
| 10. | [ Book ] | What if you had T. rex teeth? : and other dinosaur parts | Markle, Sandra, | NF – 567.9 MAR | 87 |
And some data from ebooks and magazines . .
Sora checkout for the past 12 months: 1,073
Top 5 Books:
- National Geographic Kids
- Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Promise
- Minecraft: Wither Without You, Volume 3
- The Art of Super Mario Odyssey
- Sonic the Hedgehog: Sonic & Tails: Best Buds Forever
Numbers are pretty comparable to similar size schools. Arnold had 1357 checkouts. A couple of the other schools the same size as Maxey had fewer checkouts than Maxey.
Capstone Ebook Usage: 150 checkouts since July 2023
Top 5 Books
- Werewolf Hotel
- Ancient Egypt
- Believe Me, I Never Felt a Pea!
- The Bloody, Rotten Roman Empire
- Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten
Mackin Diary of a Wimpy Kid Books were borrowed 390 times since July 2022. They do not expire until next year, then can be repurchased for use!
ABDO Ebooks: 372 views/checkouts
Top 5 Books
- Nintendo Innovator: Hiroshi Yamauchi
- Skeletal System
- Nebraska
- Ancient Maya
- Ancient Aztecs
Top ebooks appear to be books students like to read for fun or connect to CKLA units.
Dear Maxey Families~
It has been my sincere pleasure to be your child’s Librarian, and in the Maxey Library for the past 16 years!
Please let me know if you have questions!
Sheri Christen
Maxey Librarian