Efforts are underway to recreate a New Berlin elementary school’s library into a multipurpose space.
The project will create the Star Commons at Orchard Lane Elementary School. Star Commons will be within the space currently housing the school’s library and will consist of a multi-use library and makerspace, according to a news release from the Education Foundation of New Berlin.
To fund the project, the foundation is seeking to raise $250,000 through public and private partnerships. The New Berlin School District is committing to providing $80,000 for the necessary maintenance work, while the foundation’s goal is to raise $170,000. The funds will cover enhanced furniture, window coverings and a mural designed by high school students, as well as an endowment fund for future purchases needed to stock all the district’s libraries and makerspaces annually, the release said.
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