The NKC library has been around for numerous years, with the opportunity for high school students and the general public to get involved.

NO MORE HAUNTS THIS YEAR

Last year, the library held a haunted house to raise money. This year, the library staff cannot do a haunted house.

All of the staff enjoyed doing it and working with students who had the same goal of bringing a good scare to the community.

The haunted house was for students and their families, and wanted to be interesting for even the middle school children.

“This year we can’t hold a haunted house due to all the new changes. Both myself and the library staff would love to do a haunted house, but all these new changes make it harder to handle,” said Robert Hoops, who used to work in the Media Center but is now the technology assistant.

As the school year began, new adjustments were made to the technology office. Chris Rule left the technology office in order to go back to college and pursue a degree in computer science within the criminal justice field.

Hoops wanted to move up in the school, so he applied for Rule’s position.

Many students are upset that there will not be a haunted house this year.

“It makes me angry we aren’t having a haunted house this year. It was a good community celebration,and lazy people are the reason why we can’t do it,” said senior Sean Thompson.

Hoops and the library staff plan to have one next year, making the haunted house bigger, better, and scarier.

Additionally, Hoops wants to cut down and discourage any loitering and gathering from crowds leaving the football game.

“If people can’t accept that we have roped off areas and ramps, and respect those and the rules, then we’ll be forced to no longer have any haunted houses in the future,” Hoops said.

BOOKSPACE ADVENTURES

The library is involved with the school in as many ways as possible. One of the options the library offers students is to join NKC Book Space.

NKC Book Space is a book club created to allow students to connect with one another through their blog, and promotes reading.

The book club was created in the spring of 2007 at Eastgate and Northgate middle schools. Each school only had ten participants and the discussions were run through Blackboard or e-Campus. Abbigail Yellman, who taught at Northgate Middle School, and Kristie Carney, who taught at Eastgate Middle School, brought this club over to Northtown.

“Our goals of this club was to get books in the hands of students, and give the books to students free of cost. This allows students to accommodate their schedules to fit reading in and give them the opportunity to read great books while talking with other students,” said Yellman.

Over the course of the four years the book club has existed, and Yellman and Carney have been at Northtown, the two have raised almost $30,000 via grant money to keep the book club going and to be able to have the books free of charge.

The November book is “Room” by Emma Donoghue. It will be available for students to pick up starting Nov. 1.

To get involved, contact Yellman in the lower-level library or visit their blog at: http://nkcbookspace.wordpress.com/