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Mountain View librarian credits collection overhaul as student checkouts jump; principal highlights supports for multilingual learners
Summary
At the Quincy School District meeting, Mountain View librarian Megan Higgins described a library overhaul that boosted circulation from 2,800 to 5,077; principal Jose Ramos reported on PBIS, interventions, student demographics and upcoming family engagement events.
Megan Higgins, a librarian at Mountain View Elementary, told the Quincy School District board that changes to the school library and community support have significantly increased student use.
"The total circulation for the 300 students we have was 2,800, and last year, it was 5,077," Higgins said during public comment, adding that she removed roughly 2,600 underused books, reorganized shelving by genre, and secured nearly $4,500 in local donations to expand the collection.…
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