My students need a laptop and standing desk to check the library catalog.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Gavin's classroom raised $934
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
I am lucky enough to work with incredibly intelligent, witty, and resilient teenagers from all over the Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn. My students attend six different high schools within a large high school campus in the Bronx. Unfortunately, over the past few years, student library usage had decreased.
As the new campus librarian for the 4,300+ students who share the building, my goal is to change that!
In my last school, I worked with colleagues and students to make our school library one of the most popular and welcoming spaces in the building. I'm eager to build my new-to-me campus library into a similar space, where students are excited to find out what's new, check out culturally relevant and diverse books, learn about the world around them, spend time with peers, and explore their creativity.
So far, so good!
My Project
Students keep the library abuzz during lunch times and after school. In our building, "lunch" starts at 9:51am! Students stop in work on classroom projects, play games, relax, make and create and of course, check out books. They often come to the circulation desk to ask, "Do you have...? Can I use your computer to look for a book?" While these conversations are great, students deserve to learn how to use a library catalog independently and the privacy to search on their own.
A small standing desk and a dedicated library catalog-computer would help students prepare for their futures: academic research at college libraries and finding the information they desire at public libraries.
A secured laptop and standing desk will help students learn to navigate the resources available to them within our library.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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