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The article presents the strategies adopted by K-12 and public librarians across the U.S. to boost circulation at their libraries. Topics covered include the need to determine the reading preferences of students to genrefy books at libraries, promotion of audiobooks and electronic books, and the value of advertising and outreach via booktalks, morning announcements and book buffets.

The article discusses the implementation of an electronic book reader (ereader) lending program at a school library. Topics include the use of a school district Innovation Grant, the dropping cost of ereaders, and librarian cooperation with teachers. It is said that ereader ownership in the U.S. is rising rapidly.

The author, a school media specialist and librarian from New York, discusses arranging library collections by genre in order to encourage student reading interests. Fiction and nonfiction section organization is described, as well as circulation of library materials, the Dewey Decimal System, and organization based on school curricula are discussed.

The article discusses the logistics of managing electronic readers and electronic books in secondary school libraries, with a focus on her investigations with a group of students. Topics include methods for schools to purchase electronic books online, loan policies for electronic books, the issue of Internet security, and the offering of electronic textbooks through public school library services.

The author presents results of her study on the correlation between circulation of books and other materials and reading scores of the Washington Assessment of Learning (WASL). The author graphed circulation statistics and WASL Reading Scores for fourth graders since 2000. She found a very fine correlation between circulation and improved reading scores. She however asserts that connecting the right book to the right reader and knowing the collection well will improve reading achievement.

The article relates the success story of the Maplewood Richmond Heights District in Saint Louis, Missouri which is composed of an early childhood center and elementary, middle and high schools. Particular focus is given to the importance of hands-on, creation-based learning to the Maplewood curriculum. According to high school service learning teacher Patrice Bryan, the work of students have a positive impact on their community. Also mentioned is the circulation growth of Maplewood's library.

The article discusses research on electronic book (ebook) use at New Trier Township High School and Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Illinois in 2013, including issues such as ebook readers, library vendors, and damage to students' iPad tablet computers. Multimedia education, literacy, and the cost of ebooks are discussed, as well as privacy and security policies for school computers. Ebook circulation and electronic textbooks (e-textbooks) are also mentioned.

The article discusses whether age should be considered when granting privacy rights to students in an elementary library. Overdue library materials in the possession of students will probably be returned quickly by obtaining the cooperation of parents. It is important for the library media specialist to communicate to teachers about the need to protect the child's privacy to the fullest degree possible by not exposing the titles and the students' names to the entire class.