McDevitt Middle School Library/ Ms. Clerkin's Tech Literacy Class 
Lucy Clerkin, Librarian 
Barbara Walsh, Library paraprofessional 
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​When you have a library full of kids long before the start of the school day, it’s time to get creative, and it doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. About three years ago, Library Teacher Lucy Clerkin and Library Paraprofessional Barbara Walsh, like many other library professionals, decided to build a MakerSpace. For us, that meant a space stocked with stuff mostly borrowed and found that we hoped would someday and somehow be transformed into something.

Librarian: Andrea Zampitella 
The Winchester High School Creative Technology Center is a place in the WHS Library for students and staff to come together, share ideas and come up with creative problem-solving solutions. The room  is designed to be flexible – with mobile furniture. The space is a combination of a lab, workshop and collaborative conference space which can be utilized by students and staff from different content areas, fostering a multidisciplinary way of thinking, and learning. This student-driven, creative space is equipped with tools that will help to aid students into hands-on learning approaches. 
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Library Teacher: Katy Gallagher 
​Hingham High School Library Media Center
The Hingham Tech Squad is a student-centered solution for school-wide technology integration. Students involved in this program learn how to use existing educational technologies, as well as how to evaluate and make informed selections among the technologies available to complete a task or project. Students not only learn technology skills but also crucial 21st century skills, such as planning and collaboration. They learn how to help teachers integrate technology into classroom lessons, how to use school technology, and how to provide tech support. ​

​Librarian: Paige Rowse, Needham High School Library

Inspired by the American Library Association’s Teen Tech Week, Needham High School is hosting our second annual Teen Tech Week program! We have a number of tech-related activities available for student participation both in the library and beyond. It is our hope that students will engage with new technology in a meaningful way as well as think more conscientiously about how they engage with technology and social media every day. This year, we are taking that a step further by embracing this year’s ALA theme of “Be the source of change”. Collaboration is a key component for success in our daily workshops and weeklong activities.

Librarian: Kirsten Fournier  Hopkinton High School Library 
​The Hopkinton High School library underwent a transformation during the summer before the start of the 2016-2017 school year. Thanks to a generous grant from the Hopkinton Education Foundation, we were able to convert our previously existing floor plan, which was very traditional and stack-heavy, into more of a learning commons model. Although the renovation was grant-funded, we did need to be strategic in repurposing existing furniture and shelving during the remodel in an effort to stretch our budget. ​

Librarian: Cathy Collins  Sharon High School Library LibGuides 
This year, Sharon High School librarian Cathy Collins decided to incorporate the theme of poetry into a unique activity for Banned Books Week .

In honor of Banned Books Week, students were offered the chance to attend Blackout Poetry sessions before and after school, as well as during Study and Lunch periods. We are focusing on poetry as a theme throughout this school year, and future planned activities include a spoken word performance, workshops, and a school-wide "Poetry Out Loud" competition.