Library earns top grades from Bainbridge High
GPLS News, August 2009
Bainbridge High School students complete their online course requirements at the Decatur County-Gilbert H. Gragg Library.
The Decatur County-Gilbert H. Gragg Library earned an "A+" from the staff and students of Bainbridge High School this spring.
As construction nears completion for a new high school that will open this fall, glitches in the Internet connectivity of the current school's computer network made it impossible for students to complete their online courses for Spanish II through Rosetta Stone.
"The vice principal called us in March and explained the situation," said Assistant Director for Technology, Training and Develpment Catherine Vanstone. "We offered to help."
Vanstone updated the library's computers with the needed software and worked with co-branch manager Shelley Sudderth to coordinate early access to the library for the affected students.
From late March through the end of the school year, Spanish II students were allowed to enter the library at 8:15 each morning, 45 minutes before the library opened to the public, and complete their online course requirements for each day. Bainbridge High School administrators have been thrilled with the arrangement.
"In many ways, this partnership benefits the library as much as the school," Vanstone said. "It's an excellent introduction for these students to the library's services, and it shows that we are a vital member of the community that wants to step up and provide what our community needs."