Mental Health Project for the Library!

Funded Oct 22, 2024

Already the items you purchased for our library are having an impact! When the boxes arrived, the interns who work in the library were so excited to unpack the puzzles and arts supplies--it felt like a party!

The library serves five schools in the same building, and students from all schools have used them. A large portion of your donation went to puzzles--and the puzzles have become a focal point for student engagement at lunch time. Students who have never met and students from different schools are coming together to work on the puzzles, which were chosen to be challenging. They chat as they work and celebrate finding pieces. They come after school to work on the puzzle, and ask if other students have been working on it too. The other night, parents who had come for a PTA meeting even spent time working on the current puzzle! It really is serving as a community builder. (The puzzle mat is also a game changer--we have yet to lose pieces from sliding off the table, which was happening before.)

As for the art supplies, our old markers and colored pencils and old coloring books had gotten so tired. The new supplies generated new excitement. Students spent time together coloring and talking, not on their phones.

Thank you so much for your generosity. It's having a wonderful impact in the library.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Phoebe