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Duff Elementary’s new library now open

How do you mark the grand opening of Duff Elementary’s new library? With a special guest visit of course! ��

Renowned educator and storyteller helped celebrate the newly renovated library with the Mustangs by sharing his enthusiasm��for literature.��

“This is such a huge deal,” said Duff librarian Stacie Farr. “When we were opening this new space, I knew we were never going to have another opportunity to open a new library and bring John Schu.” ��

Schu, who spends 300 days a year traveling the globe to spark a love for reading, captivated the audience with his energy and passion, gifting over 100 books to students and staff.��

“The thing that’s wonderful to me is that everywhere I go it’s like the first day of school,” Schu said. “We get to meet, we get to come together, we get to celebrate story and we get to go on a journey through story.”��

In fact, this was Schu’s second visit to the school after leading a professional development session with staff back in August. ��

As a teacher, librarian, writer, lecturer and ambassador of school libraries, Schu does it all.��

“No matter where I go, people are hungry for connection and moments of joy,” he��said. “I get to experience those things all because of story.”��

And that’s exactly what he brought to Duff. ��

“The kids have loved it,” Farr said. “What an awesome gift to bring to the teachers and the students as we open up our new library.”��

The new library – funded by the 2019 Bond –��was created after the original library was demolished along with an adjacent classroom. Those spaces were combined and completely renovated into a bigger, better library.��