ABOVE: BLUEPRINTING OUR FUTURE: Joe Dunagan, project manager at CCHS shared the blueprint for the new media center with media specialist Lindy Weaver on Nov. 11. The new media center will have several advanced elements that compose into an organized and efficient library. “The new media center will be a more inviting, flexible and peaceful atmosphere,” Dunagan said.
By SOPHIE FERNANDES – Visuals Staff
The new Clarke Central High School media center will begin its reconstruction on Dec. 11. The new library will accommodate many beneficial resources and characteristics.
The new Clarke Central High School media center will begin its reconstruction on Dec. 11. The new building will be three stories high and will connect to the west wing on all floors. The media center itself will be on the bottom level and will have the same square footage as the current library, however it will be better organized.
“The new media center will consist of three locations for pull down screen, three quiet rooms for reading and studying, a sunken area where classes can meet and steps going down to this lower level designed for students to sit on and hang out,” CCHS project manager Joe Dunagan said.
CCHS media specialist Lindy Weaver is excited to move into the new media center. Weaver feels that it will offer a lot more flexibility than what the media center currently has.
“The new media center will be a more inviting, flexible and peaceful atmosphere,” Dunagan said.
“The new media center will totally change how Tedder and I work and run things. In the new library, we won’t have a circulation desk, having the circulation desk ties us to one place,” Weaver said. “We are going to try and transition to self check out so that we won’t be designated to one spot and can be helping students all around the media center. Hopefully having floating desks will result in us working more closely with students and teachers.”
Both Dunagan and Weaver hope that the new media center will be a more inviting and tranquil atmosphere.
“My whole hope is that after four years here, every student will feel comfortable going to any library and knowing that the people in that building and the resources there are available for them for free and all they have to do is ask,” Weaver said. “I want the new library to be warm and welcoming and any student can come to me and ask me for whatever it is.”
