The William M. King Communications, Media and Research Center in the Barnwell Library was funded by the Central High School Associated Alumni Association. The dedication took place on May 24, 2005.

Central Staff and students now have access to:

A state of the art library with 15,000 book titles, Destiny Online Card
Catalog, 25 Apple computers, and 9 printers/copiers
Computer Lab with 33 Apple computers
The Spain Conference Center
Alumni Archives
College Resource Room
Staff Workroom
Library Office
Cutting Edge Research Technology and Wireless technology
A World Class Poetry Collection

Impressed with the academic model at Central and the track record of fund raising success, Apple Computer, Inc. has partnered with Central and named it a national demonstration site for school-library technology.

The Barnwell Library is a place where teaching and learning in the 21st century come alive.

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