Third graders at Discovery School partnered with Murfreesboro Transit to install Little Free Libraries at the city’s Transit Center and two bus shelters, expanding book access for residents who rely on public transportation.
Murfreesboro City Schools, Discovery School and Murfreesboro Transit marked the opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 19 at the Murfreesboro Transit Center, located at 324 New Salem Hwy.
The project grew out of Discovery School’s third-grade first-quarter Project-Based Learning experience. While studying access to books around the world, students explored how transportation systems can connect people to resources. The class mapped Murfreesboro Transit routes and learned basic coding by programming Ozobots to “deliver” books along those routes…