The document provides a virtual tour of the Creekview High School library led by librarians Buffy Hamilton and Jan Reed. It describes the various areas of the library including the entrance, lounge seating, fiction section, circulation desk, instructional area, computer lab, storage room, and crafts area. Services offered include checkouts, printing, craft supplies, lamination, and die cuts. Instructional programming is also highlighted.

1. What is The
Unquiet
Library?
A Virtual Tour for Faculty,
Students, and Parents of
Creekview High, Fall 2012
Buffy Hamilton, School Librarian
Jan Reed, School Librarian

2. Welcome to The Unquiet Library!
Visitors can sign in at the entrance to
the library or enjoy one of our jigsaw
puzzles at the puzzle table. The
entrance also opens up immediately
to lounge seating and 30+ desktop
computers.

3. As you enter the library, the right side is home to
a space that we use for class visits where students
can work in small groups at tables and/or the
lounge furniture. This space is also used for
morning and lunch visitors who drop in and need a
space to relax, work, or read. We also house our
new book arrivals and featured book theme of the
month in this area on the silver and octagon
shaped book displays. Periodicals are also housed
in this area.

4. While you’re in the
lounge/read/study/group work area,
enjoy one of our many periodicals! We
offer academic as well as fun, “guilty
pleasure” reads for everyone! Back
issues of periodicals may be checked
out for a week.

5. Our fiction section is located on the same
side of the library as our
lounge/read/study/group work area. We
host a diverse and robust collection of
classics, popular YA lit, and award winning
books. We continue to welcome teacher
and student suggestions as we grow our
fiction collection. Students may check out
up to three books, and while the standard
loan period is two weeks, we’re happy to
customize that loan period to meet the
needs for an assignment or reader.

6. Whether you have a question, need to
check out a book, or just want to chat
with our friendly library staff, the
circulation desk is our version of Apple’s
“Genius Bar”---come on over, and
whoever is available will be glad to help
you. Our library HP 2430 black and
white printer is also housed at the circ
desk—pick up your print jobs here.

7. Our instructional area offers plenty of
space for mini-lessons, student
presentations, and special events like
guest speakers and musical performances.
We also use this area for students to work
alone or in small groups. This space is our
primary zone of direct instruction to
classes.

8. Our instructional area is also home to our
nonfiction and reference collection.
Nonfiction and reference are intershelved
by Dewey number. Please ask for help if
you need assistance locating a book in this
area!

9. As you leave the instructional area, you’ll
see our crafts area. This is an area where
students can work on art or other similar
projects. We provide markers, crayons,
construction paper, glue, scissors, and
other materials for hands-on crafts.

10. We also offer multiple cozy seating
areas like this one for reading,
schoolwork, and relaxing throughout
the library. We invite you to take time
out of your busy day to relax a few
minutes and enjoy a good book,
magazine, or moments of calm during
your day.

11. Our computer or “Learning Lab” is
another space for instruction and
student work. Whether it’s research,
creating content, or utilizing productivity
applications and software, the learning
lab is a another hub of thinking and
creativity in The Unquiet Library! The lab
entrance is located across from the
circulation desk and behind the
instructional area of the library.

12. Our storage room houses audiovisual
equipment, videos, audiobooks, and the
professional collection for faculty. You can
browse the items available in here via our
Destiny OPAC or ask a staff member for
assistance if you’d like to browse the
materials in person.

13. We will take care of your lamination needs;
please bring your items paper clipped and put
a sticky note with your name on it.
Lamination is done once a day; please drop of
lamination requests in the morning. We offer
a variety of die cuts for you to use; please ask
for help if you haven’t used our die cut
machine before. We also offer you
construction paper and butcher paper for your
classroom needs.

14. Instructional and Curricular Services/Programming
Collaborative instructional design
Creation of formative and assessments
Instruction for processes and skills related to
information, digital, and new media literacies
Professional development 1:1 or small groups
to explore innovative strategies for teaching
and learning
Reader’s Advisory

15. upcoming attractions

16. 3D Printing To
ePublishing Options
Support Science,
and Digital
Math, and
Composition
Technology Studies
Makerspace
Culture
Student Driven Fine Arts, Crafts,
Tinkering and Music, and
Product Making Multimedia

17. Buffy Hamilton
Buffy Hamilton is the librarian at Creekview High School in Canton,
Georgia. A 20 year veteran educator, Hamilton's research
and practitioner interests include participatory learning and culture,
ethnographic studies, digital composition, critical pedagogy, and social
scholarship. Hamilton is a 2011 Library Journal Mover and Shaker, a 2011
winner of the (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) Cutting
Edge Library Service Award, the 2010 Georgia Library Media Specialist of
the Year, and a 2010 National School Boards Association Technology
Leadership Network “20 to Watch”. She blogs at The Unquiet Librarian,
winner of the 2011 Salem Press Best School Library Blog Award. When
she isn’t in the library, Hamilton enjoys running, reading poetry, playing
with her two long-hair dachshunds, shopping, enjoying great music, and
photography.

18. Jan Reed
Jan Reed has been in education since 1979—first as a math
teacher and then later as a science teacher. This is her 21st year
as a media specialist. She is a Georgia native with one son who is
a graduate of Woodstock High School; she is also a proud
grandmother with one grandson! Her favorite authors include
Ken Follett, Michael Crichton, Sue Grafton, Janet Evanovich, and
Carl Hiaasen. When she isn’t reading, Ms. Reed enjoys hiking
and cooking. Reed’s areas of specialty include cataloging,
reader’s advisory, and collection development as well as
reference. Reed currently splits her library workday between
Sequoyah High School and Creekview High School.