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Girl Scouts keep Steamboat reading
When Troop 220 from Steamboat Springs sat down to plan their Silver Award project, they had a hard time deciding what to do. The troop of 8th and 9th graders wanted to do something that would impact their community in a big way since the Silver Award is the highest award a Girl Scout at this age can earn. Then one day, on a trip to the library, their troop leader came across a request for volunteers for the library tagging project. This simple request blossomed into a Silver Award project to help design and relocate the teen section of the library in Steamboat Springs.
Designing and relocating the teen section of the library turned into quite a monumental and exciting task for the troop. The troop is giving each piece of media in the teen library a special sticker that will allow for computerized check out and inventory. Additionally, they will coordinate the move of the teen section, which will open in June as part of the library expansion project.
“There’s going to be a lot of new things at this library,” said one of the girls in the troop, Anna P., 14. “The tagging will help people know what they have checked out and will speed up the check out process.”
The girls of Troop 220 have proved they have a lot of responsibility to get this job done. “It may not seem like it is very complicated, but we are in charge of this new library section,” said troop member Erin D., 14. “What we are doing has to be done, and there are a lot of procedures to follow to get it done.”
Not only are the girls tagging and moving all the teen library items, but they also met with the library’s interior designer to select furniture for the teen space. During the meeting, the troop decided on a comfortable “industrial loft” look, a great place for kids to hang out and read or do their homework.
“We are learning how things evolve,” said Kayla D., 14. “Technology has evolved and bar coding is the way of the future.”
Troop 220 is very busy. This troop, many who have been together since first grade, love Girl Scouts because of the “fun, friends and projects,” according to troop member Sophie A., 14. The troop also likes to travel now that they are older and will be visiting the Girl Scout World Center in Mexico in August. They’ve also traveled as a group to the birthplace of Girl Scouts in Savannah, Ga., sold a lot of cookies and learned how to be leaders.
“I know how to conduct a group,” said troop member Morgan M., 14. “And I learned that by being in Girl Scouts and having the chance to be in front of people.”