The Nest is burrowing into the library this month as the construction has started to take place. Many students and staff are excited for this new change that will bring a new atmosphere to the LMC.
“I think the coffee shop will be a great addition to our school because not a lot of schools have coffee shops in their library,” sophomore McKenna Still said. “I think it will be a relaxed setting that students can go to and study or talk to friends, sort of like a college library setting” Still said.
The construction of the Nest is expected to finish by the end of February, and at the latest, the beginning of March. The new coffee shop space will provide more space and seating room for students and faculty. According the architectural drawing the new are is expected to seat between 20 and 25 people. However Mrs. Fagan and Mrs. Anderson previously wrote an Excellence in Education grant for the high top tables that are in the library and they will be moved closer to the Nest to provide additional seating.
“We hope to have extended hours, so there will be more availability for students to use it throughout the day, Liberty Hour, or during passing period, however the actual hours are still being decided,” ESC program teacher Jessica King said.
The Nest will be a place for students to sit and study, read a book, or just take a break.
“It will be a lot different when the Nest is in the library, it will make it seem like the library is more of a hang out, a place that you can come and study, and not feel tense like you’re at school; it will hopefully create a more relaxed environment,” freshman Hailey Smith said.
The Nest will not only provide a great experience for their customers, but a work environment for the students in the Essential Skills Classroom (ESC) program.
“The Nest provides the ESC students with a valuable work experience; a real world experience that is supervised” librarian Glory Fagan said. King agrees that it will provide a great experience for the ESC students.
“The new location in the library provides more space, the students will have more ownership of it, and my students [in the ESC program] will be able to have a little more pride in the service that they provide for the school,” King said. “We aren’t always the fastest, but my students want everyone to be satisfied, and they really care about what they are doing. It’s a place for them to develop valuable life skills and a work experience,” King said.
Many teachers and students are excited about the opening of The Nest in the library. While the construction takes place the original Nest is open, but students and staff are excited for the opening of the new area.
“I am really looking forward to it opening, and seeing what the new location has to offer,” senior Danni Hammontree said.