I can't even imagine the logistics of moving thousands of books from one location to another. My hat is off to the Van Buren County Library staff for planning and executing the whole move. It could not have been easy.
The new facility is state of the art with an incredible children's area that rivals the Faulkner County Library's. The library is now has a meeting room equipped with a Smart Board that can be opened after hours to the public. Laptops are available to check out in lieu of desktop stations, and on a pretty day, wifi can reach to the beautiful stone patio overlooking the golf course.
Upon arrival, students were given a tour of the facility. After sorting hundreds of boxes, we were then able to begin unpacking them and shelving books in both the fiction and non-fiction areas.
We are very grateful for the VCL for feeding us lunch. I expected the kids to drag their feet as we headed back to work after lunch. We had, after all, been hauling and moving heavy boxes all morning long. However, many of the kids finished eating quickly and asked if they could go ahead and get back to work.
The group of kids I had asked to go were very knowledgeable about the Dewey system and were very helpful in making sure the books were going in the right spots.
But, library nerds are not all work and no play.
We did take a few minutes to stop in at a local park on the way back to school.
All in all, we were all very excited about the upcoming Grand Opening of the new library facility which is tentatively set for April 1st.
Until Next Time,
Amy Hutto, LMS
South Side High School
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