Have you ever wondered?

The Goforth Elementary Library is a very busy place every day!

With so many students coming to the library, we often have questions asked about what happens in the library...................

How many books are in the library?  

• 19,434

Who has checked out the most books?

• Top girl is a 5th grader in Mr. Rhoades' class                                                        
• Top boy is a 3rd grader in Mr. Blackburn's class

What class checks out the most books?

• that would be Mr. Rhoades' class
• second is Mr. Blackburn's class

What are the top 10 books checked out in the library?

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid:  the Ugly Truth  by Jeff Kinney
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid:  Dog Days  by Jeff Kinney
3. The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary:  How Greg Heffley went Hollywood by Jeff Kenney
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid:  the Last Straw  by Jeff Kinney
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid:  Cabin Fever  by Jeff Kinney           (can you see a pattern?)
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid:  Rodrick Rules  by Jeff Kinney
7. Today I will Fly!  by Mo Willems
8. Garfield Fat Cat 3 pack. Volume 1  by Jim Davis
9. Smile  by Raina Telgmeier
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid:  The Third Wheel  by Jeff Kinney

How many books are checked out each month? 

• For the month of March there were 2,662 books checked out through the library. The library was only open for 12 days (due to spring break and closed on Fridays for Library Administration)  in the month of March! That's almost 225 books each day checked out to our students!
• 794 were Fiction
• 290 were Everybody Books
• 185 were the popular 500 series books (animal books ROCK!)