Turning Another Page in the Higgins Library While Peck students turned the pages on their required summer reading, our beloved Higgins Library turned a page of its own. In keeping with The Peck School’s commitment to honoring ‘timeless traditions’ while fostering ‘timely transformation,’ the library underwent some impressive alterations during the summer of 2018. “Flexible spaces are a big priority in Peck’s new master plan—spaces that can be used for a variety of teaching and learning purposes,” said Head of School Andy Delinsky. “We are excited about the versatility we added to the Higgins Library, without fundamentally altering the beautiful space or taking any books out of circulation.” Physical books are still a vital presence at Peck. Especially in a K-8 environment, they are immersive, immediate, and irreplaceable. The library will continue to support the traditional role of books in our curriculum, and the renovations augment that tradition by creating additional areas for creative interaction and small group learning. When the Higgins Library debuted nearly 12 years ago, the sunny, inviting space immediately became a natural hub for individual exploration, investigation, and research. Over the years, as demands of project-based learning and collaboration have increased, the Higgins Library also transformed into an active, critical junction at the crossroads of gradelevel and multi-disciplinary exploration. Peck’s librarian Mary Kate MacVicar was closely involved in this evolution of the Higgins space. “I am very excited about
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