Survey

Part I.

1.  What was the total student book circulation during the 2006–2007 school year?

2.  What was the total numbers of books missing in inventory during the 2006–2007 school year (missing, but not checked out)?

3.  How many books were lost in circulation during the 2006–2007 school year (checked out) and paid for?

4.  How many books were lost in circulation and paid for during the 2006–2007 school year?

5.  How many books are students allowed to check out at the same time?

6.  Are students permitted out books under the following conditions?

  • If one book is overdue?
  • If two or more books are overdue?
  • If books are returned but fines still owed?
  • If books are admitted to be lost, but not yet paid for?
  • Other

7.  Are students denied access to the library (including checkout) for behavior reasons?

Part II. School Demographics

8.  What is the grade level of your school?

  • Pre-K
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12

9.  Which of the following best describes your school?

  • rural
  • urban
  • suburban

10.  What is your school enrollment?

11.  What is your school Free and Reduced Lunch percentage (FRL)?

12.  How many full-time professional certified librarians work in this school library?

  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3

13.  How many library assistants or clerical staff work in this library?

  • 10 hours or less a week
  • 11–20 hours per week
  • 21–30 hours per week
  • 30–40 hours per week
  • 40 or more

14.  What is the total collection size of this library (books only)?

15. How many new books were added to the collection during the 2004–2005 school year?

16.  What is the total funding for your school library in all categories and from all sources for 2004–2005?

17.  Is your school schedule?

  • Fixed
  • Flex
  • Partially flex

How many classes per week do you have on the fixed schedule?

What is the average length of time for fixed schedule classes?

  • 20
  • 25
  • 30
  • 35
  • 40
  • 45
  • Other

18.  How many entire school days was the library closed for circulation due to the following reasons?

  • Beginning of the school year
  • End of the school year
  • Due to absence of librarian
  • Student pictures or senior portraits
  • Health screenings (speech, hearing, or other)
  • School or district staff meetings
  • PTA meetings
  • Book fairs or other special events
  • Testing

19.  How many partial days was the library closed to circulation for the following reasons?

  • Beginning of school year
  • End of school year
  • Absence of librarian
  • Student pictures/senior portraits
  • Hearing tests
  • Book Fairs
  • Other

20.  Is the library for student book checkout for the following reasons?

  • Library class in session
  • Librarian at lunch
  • Other

21.  Is the library open before and after school?

  • Before school
  • After school

22.  Would you like to comment further on any issues relating to circulation, loss of materials, scheduling, facility use, or other topics we have not asked in this survey?