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THE SCRAPBOOK
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Though my responsibilities as president of this
firm require significant amounts of time and attention as administrator,
reviewer, and book buyer, my greatest joy is as the day-to-day book
salesperson who calls on school and public libraries.
I meet the nicest people in America who practice
their profession at fine libraries all over the country.
It is my pleasure to introduce you to a few of them.
Our intention is to fill The Scrapbook with new people and places
every month or so, and we would be glad to have your suggestions.
Meet Mr. Denny Hoff, (shown below) who agreed to have his
town and Media Center
be the first to be highlighted in the West Circle Books Scrapbook.
Bruce E. Burg, President
West Circle
Books
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Mr. Denny Hoff has been the director of the High School Media Center
for 16 years, and he has supervised the media faculty and staff
of all the schools in the corporation for the past 13 years. A former
basketball coach for twenty years and an avid Yankees fan, Denny
is a high-energy, well organized, and innovative library administrator.
WARSAW
COMMUNITY
HIGH SCHOOL
MEDIA CENTER,
WARSAW,
INDIANA
Mr. Denny
Hoff, Corporation Director of Media Services
dhoff@warsaw.k12.in.us
Located in north central Indiana, Warsaw
is a small but growing community of 12,735 people.
To the casual observer who passes by at 60 miles per hour on U.S.
Route 30, Warsaw looks like any number of
little Indiana
towns.
While agriculture is certainly a major force economically
and occupationally, Warsaw is also an important
destination technologically.
The town is very well known in the medical profession because cutting
edge research and development of the very latest, high-tech orthopedic appliances
are designed and manufactured here.
Above the circulation desk, a three-story atrium dominates the media
center’s interior
Every community that supports advanced technology
business is especially motivated to provide excellent educational opportunities
for its young people.
Warsaw
Community
High School is a large, modern facility with
a beautiful campus on the southern edge of town.
The flags of many nations are stationed high above the library floor.
Each flag identifies the home country of foreign exchange students
who have spent at least a semester attending Warsaw Community High School.
Warsaw is justifiably proud of its handsome high school
media center, which includes 29,000 volumes and subscriptions to 7 newspapers and over 110 periodicals. There
are numerous, full-text databases for advanced research, and Follett Destiny
automation for catalog and circulation.
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The Media Center is the jewel of the high school. From the outside, the library is identified by a large curving expanse of windows.
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