There's a giant chess set in the library. No, really. Coach B and I moved the reference section out of the way and set up a giant papier-mache chess set, made by Ms. K's art class, right in the center of the library. It's blue and white, of course, and the finials represent all the different things in which Out-of-Door students can participate: there are basketballs, baseballs, a pink-and-white volleyball, drama masks, a pencil, a paintbrush, musical notes, and naturally, Thor's hammer.
Yesterday there were not one but two chess matches in here. Students asked permission first and moved the pieces very carefully, and played actual chess games. So it's not just public art - it's interactive public art! After the break the pieces will be moved to the tops of the tall book stacks, plus we will have a new display in the glass case by the desk - small works of art by our own students, with art supplies and art books too. As you know, I start teaching the art history class in January, and since it's my display case I get to use it to advertise my wares, so to speak. Hey, we started the year with a lacrosse exhibit - I'm just being fair, right?
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