The library at Deer Creek-Mackinaw High School has made a positive impact in the lives of students in that it has become a place where students can meet, become friends, and have positive interactions with one other. It is a place where all students are welcome, and a place where all students interact and become friends. We play games - both board games and computer games. They discuss and debate issues, and really expand viewpoints and perspectives, as cliques and social standing really do not matter. 

Most importantly, when starting a new project, such as 3-D printing or a puzzle, all of the students rally around to create an atmosphere of anticipation, excitement, and curiosity of the finished product. Finally, projects such as this bring staff together, as 3-D printing can be incorporated into art, industrial technology, language arts, sciences, and computer classes; reaching across the curriculum builds bridges and creates connections among staff and students!

Today's guest blog post is by Jason McCoy. Jason is the school librarian at Deer Creek-Mackinaw High School in Mackinaw, IL. The school was a 2021 recipient of a My Library Is... Grant for School Libraries.