Overdue alterations to the Carter High School library have created opportunities and drawbacks for students and faculty. Many of these changes are cosmetic, such as new carpet and furniture the district financed; however, some alter the utility of the library.
Misty Manire, the librarian, provided a potential limitation: “The biggest issue is the removal of crucial shelving for books.” Whether these shelves will be replaced is currently unknown, she added. When students are able to check out books, their selections will be limited due to this problem. Improving the quality of the library will benefit its visitors, but the potential cost is restricting reading material. Additionally, faculty are facing challenges within the library due to a new printer: rather than sending material to be printed, an individual must be present to operate the machine.
Students are also facing accessibility issues with printing, as the computers they used to do so were previously located in the library; now the computers have been distributed to a room called the computer lab. It remains locked, with exception to the days fine arts teacher Ashely Pipkin hosts class within. Access to those computers is a necessity for Ms. Pipkin, as her art students use them to upload pictures from their cameras and edit them. Ms. Pipkin acknowledges the convenience of having the computer lab for her classes, but she also realizes the solitary space can cause logistical problems: “When we would run into technology issues, I would call Mrs. Manire and she would take care of it, so now I don’t necessarily have that support.”
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