STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擲tudents from 10 桃花直播 high schools explored the collections and resources at 桃花直播 State's Mitchell Memorial Library as part of a two-day learning experience on the Starkville campus.
On Tuesday and Wednesday [Oct. 26 and 27], 鈥溙一ㄖ辈, The Library Experience鈥 gave students the chance to learn more about the library profession, as well as diverse museums, collections and centers housed within the 桃花直播 Libraries system.
鈥淟ast year鈥檚 鈥櫶一ㄖ辈, The Library Experience鈥櫶齟vent was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but in 2018 and 2019, five and then 10 high schools attended, respectively. This event has become such a successful outreach endeavor that 桃花直播 Libraries wanted to revive it and host it again,鈥 said LaDonne Delgado, chair of the event鈥檚 organizing committee.
Participants represented Brandon, East Webster, Eupora, Houston, Kosciusko, Noxapater, Oxford, Shannon and Water Valley high schools, and听Oak Hill Academy.
Tommy Anderson, 桃花直播 Libraries interim dean and professor of English, welcomed the students to the Starkville campus, and Peter Ryan, 桃花直播 associate provost for academic affairs and dean of the Graduate School, spoke to the students about their plans after graduation, emphasizing how 桃花直播 can help them succeed.
Throughout the two-day event, students visited the library鈥檚 Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, Charles H. Templeton Sr. Music Museum, and John Grisham Room.
During breakout sessions in the MaxxSouth Digital Media Center, students received an introduction to the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Mixed Reality Studio, a makerspace and multimedia lab with 3D and screen printing capabilities, and audio, recording and television broadcast studios.
Participating schools included:
Brandon High School
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East Webster High School
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Eupora High School
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Houston High School
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Kosciusko High School
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Noxapater High School
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Oak Hill Academy
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Oxford High School
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Shannon High School
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Water Valley High School
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