Part of our switch to becoming a Library Learning Commons has been trying to incorporate speakers, programs, and events for students, teachers and classes in the LLC. The shift from library media center to library learning commons is to create a space where all types of learning can happen more often! The lunch waves are pretty much the best time to reach a greater portion of the kids at Staples. We started out slowly last year. Some of you may remember the whole day Poetry Slam in April and an Open Mic during lunch waves on a Friday last June.
Some teachers invite speakers or have special programs in their classroom and share those speakers with us in the LLC to reach more students. Some teachers just like to use the LLC as a venue for their speakers because of the space we can provide.
This year we have had violinist Alexander Markov perform. We have had Staples grad Connor Murphy visit to tell us about how his computer generated graphics have been part of Avatar and other movie productions. Both of these programs came to the LLC as a request from teachers for our space.
We have two new Library Volunteers, Mrs. Ritter and Mrs. McCarthy, who have a knack for programming. They have been working behind the scenes to invite local people of interest in to speak to our students. They have about 6 or 7 more programs that they are working on timing, scheduling, and arranging for us right now! We will get the news of upcoming Lunchertainment programs to you as soon as we have details in this blog.
Oh yeah! We like the name, but Lunchertainment might happen at other times during the day just because of scheduling teachers and classes!
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