Help Us Bring a Collaborative, Inclusive, Safe Library Experience for All Students to Druid Hills Middle School!
This fundraiser is organized by DHMS Library
Fundraiser goal
$4,464 of $12,000 raised
37% completed. Raised by 25 donors
About
This library plan is not for the present. It's for the future.Our dream is to provide our students with the highest quality learning experiences. Of a collaborative learning space where students and teachers work together to solve problems and think deeply. We hope for a space where students can read and learn in groups or individually as well a hub of creativity and a center of technology.
The current library furniture is over fifty years old and in desperate need of an upgrade to fulfill the needs and demands of a growing student-body of active learners and readers.
Update! We're excited about the donations received so far! Due to several grants and an anonymous donor that is matching funds we've lowered the amount of the fundraiser to reflect that!
What I’m Raising Money For
We are raising money to transform our library into a Collaborative Learning Commons complete with café tables, comfortable seating, makerspace tables, and Hokki stools for active learners.
Why You Should Give
Our 50-year-old library is in need of a makeover and your donations will directly benefit our 950 diverse learners as well as hundreds of students who will attend DHMS in the coming years. Your donation is an investment in the future of countless children.
Top team members
Team members
Sponsorship levels
$500
Fire Breather
Did you know hundreds of children visit the library daily? Before and after school is a flurry of activity, as well as constant traffic during the school day. Many come for a quiet spot to study, read or work with groups. We need seventeen $500 Dragon Gold Level Sponsors to purchase comfortable chairs and ottomans. Join in with others to help meet this goal!
$250
Dragon Gold
Part of the overall vision of the new library is finding furniture, seating and tables that are functional, moveable and space-saving. Ms. Kochel has found amazing "nesting" style ottomans, chairs and couches that can be used in a variety of settings from book club, to class instruction, to just finding a quiet corner to read. Help fund this purchase! We need sixteen amazing donations of $250 to accomplish this goal!
$85
Dragon Wings
Purchase one Hokki stool for the media center! These ergonomic and stackable stools are perfect for ease and comfort in the library!
$50
Dragon Tooth
Thirty-two donations of $50 will help us get one of our clover-leaf tables! These tables will be used for creative activities including STEM and IB principals.
$25
Dragon Egg
Every Donation Counts! Each dollar contributed will go directly to purchasing seating, tables and shelving for the library!
$10
Dragon Scales
Smaller contributions will go directly to purchases for the library.
Activity and updates
April 13, 2018
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Anonymous gave $500.00
I have two grandchildren, Finn Blackmon and Jude Blackmon, at DHMS, and Lucy Blackmon will be there in 6th grade next year. I know the value of excellent libraries and enthusiastic teacher librarians. I spent eight years of my teaching career as a teacher librarian. Glad to contribute these funds!!!!
April 4, 2018
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Alicia Macbeth Jacobs gave $25.00
To support this fabulous Library program... and In honor of Patricia Richmond's birthday!
March 24, 2018
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Catherine Barfield gave $250.00
We look forward to the library improvements and applaud Ms. Kochel for all her work on behalf of Druid Hills students!
March 22, 2018
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Kathleen Palmer gave $250.00
For love of reading -
Julie Dolan gave $100.00
We like books and libraries! -
Anonymous gave $100.00
Use the gift as needed. There is nothing more important than reading! -
Melanie Bialko Leeth gave $500.00
We are grateful for all the great books and amazing staff at the DHMS library!
January 28, 2018
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Anonymous gave $500.00
It's great to see such wonderful things happening in the DHMS library!
January 9, 2018
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Keisha Jackson gave $50.00
Although my son is in 8th grade. I'd love to see the library evolve to a place kids love to go read , research, explore and study.
December 17, 2017
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Carol & Al Dowdle gave $85.00
In honor of Ellis Loyd, SHS teacher extraordinaire, mentor, and friend.
December 14, 2017
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Ken & Ann Schroeder gave $250.00
To help today's and tomorrow's Dragons.
November 21, 2017
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Catherine Barfield gave $319.04
Proceeds from Book Fair and International Dinner fundraising for Bucks for Books!
November 1, 2017
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Cathy Zedd gave $150.00
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