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1. Learning About Lonoke: Learning Community Analysis for Lonoke Middle School Developing Information Collections LIBM 6360 Fall 2011
2. Where is Lonoke? Located 22 miles east of Little Rock Near the geographic center of the state On the edge of the Arkansas Grand Prairie Flat, fertile land perfect for farming I-40 provides easy access to Little Rock Lonoke County, Arkansas (www.encyclopediaofarkansas.com, 2011)
3. Who lives in Lonoke? United States Census Bureau, 2011
4. What do people do for fun in Lonoke? Lonoke Community Center Olympic size indoor pool Gym and indoor walking track Basketball courts 62 acres of city parks and ballfields Easy access to many activities in Little Rock Lonoke Community Center (www.lonokecc.com, 2010)
5. Where do people work in Lonoke? Major Employers Remington Arms Manufacturing Lonoke County Government Lonoke Public Schools Small Industry Many row crop farms Large aquaculture industry: over 15,000 acres of fish farms Lonoke Chamber of Commerce, 2010
6. Where do people work in Lonoke? Locally owned businesses 2 pharmacies 8 restaurants 2 law firms 4 accounting/financial planning firms Veterinarian and pet care clinic 7 real estate agents Lonoke Chamber of Commerce, 2010
7. How do people stay healthy in Lonoke? No hospitals or urgent care clinics Quick access to major hospitals 22 miles away in Little Rock 3 Family Practice Clinics 2 Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy Clinics 2 Nursing Homes Lonoke Chamber of Commerce, 2010
8. Where do people learn in Lonoke? Lonoke Public School District – 1,872 students Lonoke Primary School (K-2nd Grades) Lonoke Elementary School (3rd-5th Grades) Lonoke Middle School (6th-8th Grades) Lonoke High School (9th-12th Grades) Lonoke Career Center Vocational and adult education classes Lonoke Exceptional School Pre-school and adult programs for the developmentally disabled Arkansas Department of Education, 2010
9. Where do people learn in Lonoke? Lonoke Middle School Profile Arkansas Department of Education, 2010 Lonoke Middle School (www.lonokeschools.org, 2010)
10. References Arkansas Department of Education. (2010). School stats: Lonoke School District. Retrieved on September 2, 2011, from http://adedata.arkansas.gov/schoolstats/DistrictDetails.aspx?id=4301000 Arkansas School Performance Reports. (2010). District summary for Lonoke School District. Retrieved August 23, 2011, from http://normessasweb.uark.edu/schoolperformance/District/Summary.php Cunning, C.W. (2011, April 8). Lonoke (Lonoke County). Retrieved August 23, 2011, from http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entrydetail.aspx?search=12 entryID=928 Lonoke Area Chamber of Commerce. (2010). Lonoke, Arkansas: Community profile and membership directory. [Brochure]. Lonoke, AR: Author. Lonoke Community Center. (2010). Photo of Lonoke Community Center. Retrieved September 12, 2011 from, http://www.lonokecc.com Lonoke School District. (2010). Photo of Lonoke Middle School. Retrieved September 12, 2011, from http://www.lonokeschools.org U.S. Census Bureau. (2011). Profile of general population and housing characteristics: Lonoke, Arkansas. Retrieved September 2, 2011, from http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview/xht ml?pid=DEC_00_SF1_DPI&prodType=Table