Who’s started the countdown?

I will raise my hand first. I have started the countdown to the last day. For some reason, this year just felt “extra.” Perhaps it was launching my youngest off to college last August and getting into a new routine? Perhaps it is the constant hum of crisis news? Perhaps it’s just me?

As I begin the countdown, I also am writing my EOY to do list:

1. to inventory, or not to inventory
2. last orders
3. overdue notices and the lost book debate
4. summer reading booklet off to communications office
5. End of Year Library Report!

I admit, last year was the first year I created an end of year report in a fancy dancy form. Before 2023, it was simply a meeting with my campus head to share the ups and downs and wows from the school year, and what I look forward to for the next.

Last year, I decided I had the brainspace, time and need to create a fancy dancy version. Why? Budgets were up for reconsiderations #1. Heightened awareness of collection development #2. Student population had grown by A LOT #3. I had implemented some new collabs #4. I wanted to change my schedule to more of a hybrid model #5.

I created my end of year report in Canva. My thoughts:

1. What do I want to communicate to my campus head?
2. What do I want to highlight about my program?
3. Everyone loves a graph or two.
4. What did I want to celebrate in this report?
5. How was I spending my instructional time?

Then to source data:

1. My curriculum and programming
2. My current schedule
3. Destiny reports
4. Database reports
5. Anecdotal conversations
6. My observations

Above is my 2023 Library Program Report. I served 238 students grades PK-5 with a collection of around 7,500 print books. It was a great visual to share with not only my campus head, but also other members of upper administration. Assisted with this information, I successfully negotiated a bump in my budget, as well as a hybrid schedule (future blog post!). Win-win!

I hope you are inspired to explore creating one for your library.

What would you be sure to include in your End of Year Library Report?