Kinetic sculptures now on display by Ms. H-R March 14, 2008 Come on in and check them out! Mr. Goodwin's York 8 students worked with local artist, Jill Dalton to design and create sculptures made of tin, wire, and found objects such as beads and string.  Students were required to create sculptures with moving parts.  Students studied the lives and works of Arthur Ganson and Alexander Calder before the visit by Ms. Dalton.  The sculptures were displayed at the MECA library in conjunction with an exhibit of Arthur Ganson’s work in the ICA Museum.  This project was part of the Wide World of Engineering Expedition.  See a slideshow.

New Stools Painted by Students Depict Themes from Favorite Books by Rikki March 7

See all of the new seats.

This January, the library offered a contest for painting 4 stools and 1 bench. A student could enter a picture of a design of a book, something that had to do with a book(s), or a random design. Of the entries, Mrs. McDaniel and Mr. O’D. picked their favorites. There was over 30 entries and because of how many great drawings were submitted, the librarians put 4 more stools into the running. The stools were done by: (Windsor 6)Daniella, Sophie, Gabriella, Olwyn, Logan from Windsor 6; Genevieve from York 6; Akari and Alex from ELL; and Rebecca and Rikki (with help from Sadie) from Windsor 6. The stools and bench were painted on Thursday, February 15 and are now in the library. Please come by and have a seat!

King's Library from a Student's Point of View by Alex

The King Middle School library is a relaxing place to go and read. We have many different genres including Historical Fiction, War, Holocaust, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sports, Contemporary Life, Humor, Romance, Animals, Comics, Picture Books, and non- fiction.

We have two really special librainians here at King Middle. Their names are Mr. O’D and Mrs. McDaniel. They keep the library organized and also make it a cool place for King students. They’re hard working and also really energetic!

Late Library Open Daily

After school from 2:25- 4:00 you can go into the library for late library. This is when you can read books, do your homework, surf the internet and also just hang- out. You can buy snacks and also drinks. On Fridays the library invites students from King to go to the movies with them.

Life of a Library Aide by Alex

Hi! My name is Alex. I’m in York 7 here at King Middle School. Also I am a library aide. If some people are saying “ what the heck is a library aide”, here’s what it means. To be a library aide you have to be responsible, have good grades and also like to read. These are my responsibilities when I’m working as a library aide. First I need to see if there is anything that I need to check in. After that is done I put away books that have been returned. Then after that some 8th graders stop by and buy some snacks from the libraries Snack Shack. After they leave I go and make sure all the books are in the right place and neatly shelved. Then I go back to the desk and check out some books for some students at King. Also most of the time I have to make reserves for people. Then it’s time for me to go back to my regular classes. That’s my life as a library aide!