The Lisbon Reporter

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Lisbon Students Benefit from Bowdoin Common Good Grant‏

LISBON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM BOWDOIN COMMON GOOD GRANT

PWS students (pictured l-r) Haylee Casey and Charlie Cox use the library booth to work on a class project with assistance from Librarian, Tim Gaudet. Kane Strout and Geoffrey Shambarger enjoy the comfort of the saucer chairs during their independent studies. Library resources and furniture were provided by the Bowdoin College Common Good Grant. Photo courtesy of Monica Millhime.

Lisbon - The award of the Bowdoin College Common Good Grant at Philip W. Sugg Middle School’s library in Lisbon has provided three new databases, America the Beautiful, Lands and Peoples, and the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. In addition to the much needed digital resources, the grant provided a furniture upgrade of a large booth table and two blue saucer chairs for collaborative learning. Students utilize the library with an increased sense of pride while enjoying the new resources in comfort for classroom work, research projects, pleasure reading, and after-school meetings.

Philip W. Sugg Middle School Librarian Tim Gaudet has seen tremendous growth in circulation, online research and library usage because of the resources provided by the Common Good Grant. Library circulation has increased from 3,000 books annually to over 5,000. Classroom instruction has become more popular in the library in collaboration between teachers and library staff. The attractive furniture provides a sitting area that promotes collaboration amongst peers and between teachers and students. The online resources were integrated into multiple research projects with orientation and training provided by the librarian to students and staff. The middle school students admire the new up- to-date setting provided by the Common Good Grant.

FMI on other events and programs, community partnerships and volunteer opportunities in Lisbon Schools, please call 754.0021 or email mmillhime@lisbonschoolsme.org. Find the latest updates posted on FaceBook at Community Resource News in Lisbon School.