A Slice of Life in the Library

I made this Animoto video last year for a Board presentation but still think it's pretty neat.

What do you think?
Ask the librarian if you'd like to learn to make something like this video.

Student-painted Author Portraits in the Library

Several years ago AP art students made these paintings which were to hang in the English Department hallway. Fortunately for us, the fire marshal said they couldn't mount them in the corridor because of fire regulations. The teacher asked me whether we could use them in the Library. Of course, I said yes. It took several years before we got them mounted permanently but they have graced our walls for awhile now.
They are a neat tribute to the student artists as well a wonderful addition to the ambiance of the Library.
Since then we've had students make paintings for the ends of our fiction and non-fiction shelves. And last spring the Art Honor Society members made a wonderful mural of characters from "Where the Wild Things Are" which hangs on the front of our circulation desk. We have a very colorful Library, indeed.

Video from Animoto

This is the Animoto video which I'll be showing at the School Board meeting this evening as part of the librarians' annual report.
It was my fourth attempt -- I now know not to publish the video until I've got the timing, etc., down just the way I want it. There's a lot more you can do -- I'll be playing with Animoto and encourage kids and teachers to use it as well. See me for login information.



That rather svelte, handsome guy at the end of the video is my new avatar made at Gravatar.com,.