Boyne Regional Library Expansion Project
A number of our animation students were honoured at a special reception at the Boyne Regional Library on Monday May 11. The students produced a video called "Positioning for the Future" outlining plans by library staff and the library expansion committee to renovate and expand the library building. The video also features interviews with community leaders and fellow students about the importance of literacy and library spaces. Dale Owen, one of the library board members who approached club supervisor and Carman Collegiate librarian Heather Armstrong about producing the video said she the committee members were "awed" by the students' work and said the video was an integral part in gaining approval from both the Town and Rural Municipal councils to go forward with fundraising for the project. The expansion project will see an additional 5,000 square feet of usable space added to the building as a a two-storey addition. The expansion will allow for an accessible front entrance, an elevator, meeting space, additional space for computer/technology use and instruction, a storage space and an a greatly expanded children's section. Congratulations to our students for a job well done. The students involved were Grade 11 students Allan D, Matthew K, Jordan P, and Dawson E with student interviews provided by Grade 9 students Jeff H, Keegan G and Geoff H. Student Director for the project, Allan D, graciously accepted a $300 cheque from the Boyne Regional Library Board as an honorarium for the students' work. Our animation club also recently completed a Safe Work video for which they were awarded a $2,000 grant and plan to use that money as well as the Boyne Regional Library funding to purchase a 3D printer for use by animation and multimedia students.
A number of our animation students were honoured at a special reception at the Boyne Regional Library on Monday May 11. The students produced a video called "Positioning for the Future" outlining plans by library staff and the library expansion committee to renovate and expand the library building. The video also features interviews with community leaders and fellow students about the importance of literacy and library spaces. Dale Owen, one of the library board members who approached club supervisor and Carman Collegiate librarian Heather Armstrong about producing the video said she the committee members were "awed" by the students' work and said the video was an integral part in gaining approval from both the Town and Rural Municipal councils to go forward with fundraising for the project. The expansion project will see an additional 5,000 square feet of usable space added to the building as a a two-storey addition. The expansion will allow for an accessible front entrance, an elevator, meeting space, additional space for computer/technology use and instruction, a storage space and an a greatly expanded children's section. Congratulations to our students for a job well done. The students involved were Grade 11 students Allan D, Matthew K, Jordan P, and Dawson E with student interviews provided by Grade 9 students Jeff H, Keegan G and Geoff H. Student Director for the project, Allan D, graciously accepted a $300 cheque from the Boyne Regional Library Board as an honorarium for the students' work. Our animation club also recently completed a Safe Work video for which they were awarded a $2,000 grant and plan to use that money as well as the Boyne Regional Library funding to purchase a 3D printer for use by animation and multimedia students.
