Library Offers a Wealth of Resources

​By Clairissa Moore
 
It is safe to say that East High’s library is massively underutilized. There are resources available that I didn’t even know of until I interviewed Ms. Bartnick for this article. Did you know that we have a large collection of DVDs that students and staff can check out? Prefer to listen to a book? We also have audiobooks that can be checked out. Prefer to read online? We have eBooks that you can read on your personal device or school computer. Need some resources for a project or paper? You can access online databases full of resources that you won't find on the web. Have some downtime and in the mood for a little light reading? We have a variety of magazines covering various topics like sports, news, fashion, beauty, culinary, gaming, music and more available in the library. Want to browse some old yearbooks to see what your favorite teacher looked like years ago or do you have a relative that attend East that you want to look up? We have an East yearbook archive dating back to the early 1900's you can browse.
Upon doing my own research (aka wandering along the shelves), I discovered multiple SAT/ACT prep books, classic novels reimagined as manga-style graphic novels, and art books ranging from how-to’s to a tour through a famous artist’s work.
The East High Library is ever-expanding, so if there’s a book you want to read that isn’t there, all you have to do is ask Ms. Bartnick, and you’ll be notified the day it’s there.  The library contains a world of information that we just walk past every day.  We should all make time to check it out.