Each year, The Bear Creek School’s auction is a grand community-wide celebration that allows us to fundraise for important projects and school improvements. This year, the generosity of our community during the 2023 Gratitude Gala will help transform our literacy program.
 
The envisioned library spaces will encourage the love of reading, build literacies, foster innovation, support teachers, and engage student voices locally and globally. Our design elements were chosen to accomplish this vision. We will replace old furniture with more modern, versatile, and flexible furniture designed for cozy reading, collaborative work, and individualized and group instruction. We will add kiosks with large screens to engage students in book selection and guide them to the appropriate resources. We will also automate our checkout system to allow librarians to focus on individualized support and guidance for our students. The redesigned libraries will give students a unique opportunity for self-directed inquiry and participatory learning that spark creativity and innovation.
 
Together, through your generosity, we will turn our libraries into incredible literacy and learning centers that provide physical and intellectual access to the resources and tools required for learning, inspiring, cultivating, and strengthening minds in a warm, stimulating, and welcoming environment.