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Community Support Stocks the Shelves of Ben Davis Library




When you walk in to the library at Benjamin Davis Elementary, one of the first things you’ll notice is how Jenipher Patterson uses everything in sight to make the most of what the library has. The seats are covered with homemade covers to make them last longer. Art made from re-purposed library cards hangs on the walls. On the shelves, dog-eared corners and bindings reinforced with tape tell the story of keeping much-loved books in circulation for young readers.

But today, the tables are covered with a collection of brand-new books. They’re lovingly arranged to tell the story of why they’re needed in this library.

Mrs. Patterson explains as she holds up a copy of Believe Me, I Never Felt a Pea, “This set is great because it teaches the kids about point-of-view by telling well-known fairy tales from the perspective of a different character from the story than you normally hear it told from.”  
Another table is full of books arranged in pairs so that it’s easy to see the logic behind how they were purchased. Each small set is a non-fiction book paired with a fiction book on the same topic to help students learn to see that there’s a difference between the two, even when the books are about the same subject.

In addition to the books bought with strategic teaching methods in mind, she also replaced some old favorites that have seen better days. Patterson always buys books like the Fly Guy series and Captain Underpants in the one of the most durable binding options available, but the copies she has are still falling apart. Any book in that condition is one you can count on to get students excited about reading. 

While Mrs. Patterson buys new materials for the library every year, this year was special. She normally has around $900 to spend, but because of the generosity of donors to Decatur City Schools Foundation, she got to add another $1000 to that! Donations made in 2017 by Rotary Club of Decatur, Wells Fargo Foundation, and Public Super Market Charities allowed the librarian to make an extra-large investment in their collection. 

Encouraging kids to love reading from an early age sets them up to be more successful their entire lives. We’re thankful for supporters who are investing in the futures of our students and our community!

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