Kellond Library Comes to Life After weeks of sorting, labeling, discarding, decorating, and reorganizing, the Kellond Elementary School library is doing exactly what everyone hoped it would do: welcoming children in and helping them find books they want to read. The transformation has moved from setup to use. Students are …
After weeks of sorting, labeling, hauling, cleaning, decorating, and reorganizing, the transformed Kellond Elementary School library reached an important milestone in mid-August: the kids came in. Principal Angela Schiavone introduced students to the changes Altrusa volunteers and Kellond staff have been working on throughout the summer. The goal from the …
On Friday morning, Susan Young was fitting colorful library posters into frames while other Altrusa volunteers sorted, stickered, cleaned, and shelved books around her. After weeks of intensive work at Kellond Elementary School, Principal Angela Schiavone’s vision for a vibrant literacy center is coming together. Those newly framed posters are …
By early August, the changes at Kellond Elementary School’s library were becoming much easier to see. Shelves were being reorganized, colorful lights were going up, book-inspired artwork was overhead, and a new floor-to-ceiling “Tree of Library Life” was helping turn a little-used school library into something very different. The work …
A New Chapter for the Kellond Elementary Library Last Friday, Altrusa volunteers gathered at Kellond Elementary School to begin what may become a year-long project: partnering with Kellond staff to transform the school library into a more welcoming, relevant, and engaging space for students. Kellond Principal Angela Schiavone has already …
