On February 10, several GCISD librarians were lucky enough to tour the Makerspaces at Sigler Elementary and Christie Elementary in Plano ISD and Lamar Middle in Lewisville ISD. We were blown away by all of the wonderful things happening in these libraries. Libraries truly are more than just books. These libraries have created learning spaces full of all sorts of STEM activities in which the students can create, build, collaborate, and make things with everything from cardboard boxes to electric circuits. We saw coding stations, building materials, iPad activities, Lego walls, augmented reality, and so much more. With the changes we are making in our libraries in GCISD, this field trip really inspired me to continue to change and improve the library here at Bear Creek. I will be creating a Donor's Choose account to help with funding. I will also be asking Bear Creek's awesome parents for donations as well. Our library is scheduled to get fresh paint and new carpet this summer. We are also in the process of getting new, moveable furniture so it will be a perfect way to start fresh with a new, creative, flexible space. I would like to thank all the people involved in our eye opening field trip: Matt Arend at Sigler; Ryan Steele, Jess Malloy, and Mike Svatek at Christie; Colleen Graves at Lamar; and Tina Berumen and Suzanne Newell at GCISD for facilitating the event.
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