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News Feature: Oakland Mills MS Project Empowers Students to Shape Library Book Collection

Six years ago, Oakland Mills Middle School Library Media Specialist Jennifer Hamilton decided to try something new. Instead of purchasing books for the OMMS library, she’d have her students manage it and learn about HCPSS’ book-buying standards and rigorous approval process along the way. Since then, the “book buy project” has evolved into a multi-week activity, spanning multiple content areas and allowing students to earn service-learning hours.

Read more about Jennifer's idea and how it's being implemented at OMMS.

You can find this, and other feature articles on the HCPSS News site.

Jennifer Hamilton reviews books with students during the OMMS Book Buy project.
Jennifer Hamilton reviews books with students during the OMMS Book Buy project.