Students at West Elementary have walked into a brighter, livelier library at the beginning of year. A new ocean mural was painted over the summer on one of the walls. The mural depicts various ocean animals swimming in a blue sea, ranging from clown fish to whales to sharks and much more.

Librarian Jeanne McCombs says that Kathy King and Frank Mathias took the time to paint it this summer. McCombs says the kids absolutely love the new ocean mural, and she’s very happy with it as well. It’s the second mural in the library after a medieval fantasy scene was painted on one of their walls a couple years ago. McCombs says it’s always great to have things in the library that spark the imagination of the children they’re serving.