Elisa's Library Lens

      We know that communication is a key component to cultivating a warm and welcoming library space, but creating newsletters from scratch to share with your campus and community can be a time consuming task. I find myself reviewing and revising things I write several times over for just the right word or phrasing. While I do enjoy crafting thoughtful information to share, sometimes I just don't have the time to hold space for that task. To assist me in creating this March newsletter for my campus library, I utilized Canva's templates and Magic Write AI text generator in combination with Google Gemini chatbot.     I find myself using Canva for all sorts of digital graphic content and thankfully I have access to an educator account through my district. From newsletters, slide decks, and even videos, there isn't much Canva can't help you create. Because I am more visual, I began looking for a newsletter template that fit the design and aesthetic that matched my ...

     Nestled in the wind-swept Texas Panhandle sits Canyon and the Canyon Independent School District. West Texas A&M University also calls this wide-open flat grassy terrain home. Many residents in Canyon proper are diversely employed as teachers and professors, bankers, doctors, preachers and ministers, small and big business owners, and of course ranchers. With Amarillo being just 16 miles to the north, many community members make the commute to work in Amarillo and raise families in our close-knit quiet community. Many of our students aim to be employed as engineers or technicians at Bell Helicopter or Pantex. Canyon has seen an increase in growth and has recently opened a new High School feeder pattern to accommodate the urban sprawl between Amarillo and Canyon. Our warm summer nights and mild cool autumn and spring days brings out many visitors to our Palo Duro Canyon State Park, the second largest canyon in the US and located 12 miles east of us.    ...