LIBRARY

PIE is instrumental in supporting our school library and has been a key supporter in helping us get to where we are now. The library is a bright & comfortable environment and the librarian is able to assist students in finding books that will help them with the vast array of projects they are undertaking these days.

BEFORE THE NEW LIBRARY:
3500 books for 200 students K-12
1 circulation desk computer
partially automated library collection
3 student computers (that were always not working right)
a few magazines and local newspapers
seating of 6 students at one table
one comfy chair
1 telephone (not able to make in-school calls) 

SINCE THE NEW LIBRARY (With support from PIE):
7500 books (includes audio books) for 200 students K-127 student computers plus 2 research stations, a circulation computer, 2 office computers, 1 laptop
1flatbed scanner
1 negative/slide scanner
1 color printer
1 networked printer/copier
3 lcd projectors
2 portable projection screens
5 digital cameras
2 CD/cassette boom boxes
3 personal CD players w/headphones
2 cassette personal cassette players w/headphones
2 voice cassette recorders
12 headphones
4 televisions
3 dvd/vcr combos
1 vcr
fully automated collection
collection of dvd’s & video cassettes (both fiction & non-fiction)
rolling set of World Book Encyclopedias (for classrooms to borrow)
2 telephones
World Book & Encyclopedia Britannica CD-ROMS
22 periodicals
a book drop bin wheels
CREST Equipment: 1 laptop, 4 GPS devices, 2 microphones, 1 digital video camera, 1 voice recorder, 2 headphones (this equipment is for Crest projects but are part of our collection)

BOOK PLATE CAMPAIGN

The PIE Book Plate campaign that was started 2 years ago has been extremely helpful in keeping our collection current.  PIE started by giving the library money to beef up our reference section and purchase the Wilson Guides to Middle & High School collections. These guides were used to purchase books that were donated through the book plate campaign.

Individuals can purchase book plates for $25. The donor can designate the kind of book they would like. When the book arrives, a book plate is printed with the donor’s name and placed in the book. The first year of this program brought in $5500 worth of books!

LIBRARY COMMITTEE

Sue Dempster, Chair
Margaret Qualey
Margaret Olson
Alice Bissell
Karen Burns
Robb Warren
Jessica Farrelly
Jean Thompson
Linda Whittington

Library Card Catalog (coming soon)