In my vision, the library is the hub of the school. The space that connects and intersects with different disciplines in the school. After speaking with many of the faculty, and in an effort to connect us all, I have put together a growing proposal of ideas.
College Bound/Life Skills SAT Prep Portfolio Building Creating a Coverletter/Resume College Reps Writing your college essay Balancing a checkbook Cursive Makerspace Greenscreen 101 Using the Vinyl Cutter Intro to Photoshop Using Premiere Pro for beginners Using Lightroom to make creative edits in photography. Virtual Reality Stop Motion Animation Logo Making Design Challenges Button making Sublimation Music Musical Mondays Lunch Concerts Using the sound studio Electronic Music Composition Electronic Production for Songwriters. Electronic Improvisation Art and Music improv (paint/draw to live music) Music and Movement Literacy (Writing, Art, Performance, Reading) Book Club Poetry Slam Author Talks Writing Workshops Library Coffee House Intergenerational Book Group with the Jenks Center.
Visiting Lectures/Residencies Kevin Clancy- Kevin Clancy – Traveled to South Africa and creative a mobile resource Library and expandable social space in partnership with the Keleketla! Library in Johannesburg, South Africa. The mobile unit circulate through the city and surrounding townships and provided a transient platform for learning, sharing and creating. Library of books, a computer, flat files for prints and works on paper, a micro museum, a collapsible stage for lectures and performances and an inflatable geodesic dome used for group meetings. “Portable Utopia is an open platform that will adapt to the energy and desires of the community” Mary Mattingly- Transforming Military Materials into Social and Mobile Spaces Mattingly explores the themes of home, travel, cartography, and humans’ relationships with each other, with the environment, with machines, and with corporate and political entities. She has been recognized for creating photographs and sculptures depicting and representing futuristic and obscure landscapes, for making wearable sculpture, “wearable homes,” and for her ecological installations, including the Waterpod Sarah Kay- American poet known for her spoken word poetry, Kay is the founder and co-director of Project V.O.I.C.E, a group u dedicated to using spoken word as a educational and inspirational tool. (potential for Authorfest) Lina Maria Giraldo- making cameras from scratch.
Workshops Button Making (clubs, pronouns, etc) Game Day Or really specific “Food as a doorway to memory: A memoir workshop” The Politics of Food Deciphering Fact from Fiction Political Posters Paint mixing 101 Furniture makeover Legos Book Diorama Scrapbooking Quilting Sublimation- T-shirts, tumblers and more! Masks and Mischief Spikes, Studs and More – learn how to add metal spikes and studs to your favorite jackets, bags, jeans and more. Ted Talks WHS Voice Lessons Mindfulness and Meditation Yoga Creativity and Song Writing Beatmaking and DJing Gardening Vlogging Improv Based on student/faculty interests.. Film Screenings Silent Films Foreign Films Short Films Film: America To Me Ep.1 Race and racism in Education.
Special Events/Week Long Interdisciplinary Thematic Explorations Climate Week (example) Mushroom papermaking Reclaiming the Sea Foraging +Native Crops Bee Keeping Nature Soundscapes Global Warming Poetry Slam- “Honoring our Earth” Fracking Invasive Species Solar + Wind Energy Attention Grabbing (Utilizing the Windows) Puppet Show Parade Dancers Projections into the Cafeteria Halloween (haunted house) Community Building Morning Coffee in the Library. Tinker Tuesdays- robotics, coding, VR, Makey Makey, Raspberry Pi, Arduinos and more. Literary Lunches Musical Mondays- Start the morning off with live music and coffee before school in the Library Beyond the classroom: Getting to know your teachers discussion panel. Dia de Los Muertos – place notes and contribute to the alter. Leaves of gratefulness Contribute by leaving words of gratitude and hang them on the tree. History, Culture, The Past, Present and Future. Memeing their way into the mainstream Living Democracy Responses to the global food Crisis Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: A Roundtable Discussion. Gender and Care in Kabul, Afghanistan Diwali and Indian celebrations Mock Election Curiosity- topics for discussion Spotlight students and faculty. Art (Art, Technology, Science, Culture) Using Isadora Intro to the Vinyl Cutter Origami and Electronic Wearables Projection Mapping for A/V Shows Jewelry Making Japanese Art Site specific installation Home, Memory and cultural identity. Art Olympics (Gym/Art) The art of scavenging Data Visualization Maria Magdelena Campos Pons. Health and Policy (Wellness, History) Creating solutions to improve health and well-being in the U.S. Healthy Relationships Media Project. Information, Data and Society (Math, History) Exploring the evolution of society and culture through the lens of data.
The list above are some ideas that could be happening during library hours. The library could become a place to connect with other departments, to foster deeper learning, refine creative entrepreneurial skills, and engage in cross-curricular activities run by students and faculty as well as connect with the larger community outside of WHS.
