Adamson, Greiner, Townview make list for DISD library updates

Photo courtesy of Dallas ISD.

Libraries at schools in our neighborhood will be refurbished in a partnership between Apple and Dallas ISD.

Project R.E.A.D. (research, explore, application, design) is a yearlong partnership between the tech company and the district. It includes refreshing library spaces, updating technology and expanding services to staff and surrounding communities.

Each school selected for this program will have a R.E.A.D. Lead — a librarian or teacher who is trained in an Apple-designed curriculum. The training will occur throughout the school year.

R.E.A.D. Zones may have video studios, podcasting studio, coding areas or a model council zone. Some examples of how libraries will change are:

Removing bookshelves in the middle of the room to encourage collaboration;
Adding modular furniture to allow for flexibility and collaboration;
And removing large circulation desks and allowing students to use R.F.I.D. tags to check out books by themselves.

The first round of the R.E.A.D. Labs will launch in the spring 2022, and others will be rolled out over the next few years.

Here are the schools in our neighborhood that have been selected for these labs: