Empowering Learners

The library is a popular place for students visting with their classes, or before school or during study halls. Hear from students in their own words, what they find valuable about our library.

Our flexible space empowers students to leverage the environment to maximize their learning.  Students frequently use the mobile whiteboards to map our research concepts, solve math equations, and review content before exams.

A group of 8th graders read the novels we are considering using in the curriculum and met to discuss and provide feedback.

After a lesson from the librarian about providing evidence to support opinions, students leave reviews in our online catalog rating their independent reading books to help other students determine whether they might like them.  

The EHUE Library Advisory Committee was estabished in the fall of 2022 to give students the opportunity to contribute to library operations and services.  After much discussion about the types of projects (and a little dose of reality) the students decided to focus on three projects: creating displays for the display case in the hall, adding plants to the library, and adding "creation stations." The creation stations have been installed and are in use.  The group is finishing their third hallway display, and the students are almost finished with their recycled planters.  Library Advisory club meets weekly during Explore.

Students were also given an opportunity to provide input of the grade 5 core text selection by participating in the Core Text Lunch Bunch. Students were assigned either Show Me A Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte or Willowdeen by Katerine Applegate.  They were also asked to read the other text.  Students met weekly during lunch to discuss the books and provide feedback. Their input was considerein the selection of the new grade 5 text.

Eden Hall students were also given the opportunity to participate in two sessions of Explore clubs including: Beginner Scratch, Think Tank Club, Poetry Slam, Zentangle, and Journaling.

Collaboration with Miss Godino, Hance Counseler provided instruction on the importance of being safe online using Common Sense Media.  Collaboration with a career unit also took place in the library setting.

Students worked in the library to collaborate on different lessons for each grade level to understand the importance of cyber safety.  In this image the class is participating in an activity to understand the importance of keeping information private online. 

Guidance counselor, Mrs. Molitor, discussed the importance of keeping information confidential. Students are sharined different examples of what should be kept confidential.

Students in First - third grade are able to check out their own books using two self-check machines in the library.  Students love this independence and it frees up Mrs. Clarkson to help students find the right book.

Second graders created book reports in their ELA classes.  They then brought their books into the library and created a talking book book talk using an app called Chatterpix.  QR codes of these book talks can now be found around the library and students can watch their peers recommend books!