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I grew up in upstate New York and graduated from Brigham Young University back in the dark ages! I received my Library Certification from the University of Montana. I have lived in the East, the West and the South, and love living in West Virginia, especially in the fall. I have four children and two grandsons, plus my famous cat, Oreo. I love to quilt and of course to read.

 

Welcome back to school.  You will notice that the School District has provided us with new furniture for the library.  We will not miss the blue metal shelves at all!  We have lots more space now for displays and bulletin boards, and a wonderful new check out desk.  Please stop by and seeing our remodel. 

We also have a new theme this year for our Reading Program, based on Eric Carle's wonderful caterpillar  "SIMPSON STUDENTS ARE VERY HUNGRY FOR GOOD BOOKS". 

Thanks to the PTA again for providing prizes for the Reading Program, for sponsoring the Book Fair (we were able to purchase over 100 new books for the library) and especially to Mrs. Walker for all her hard work!

First and foremost is to cultivate a love for reading and for books.

Second is to teach students to access information, both through books and through computer technology.

Third is to support the School Curriculum and assist teachers by providing resources and information

The Library Curriculum is based on recommendations by the State Department of Education. My basic schedule for each class is:

Kindergarten-A theme-based Storytime and a short browsing time. Kindergarten students begin checking books out after Christmas vacation.

1^st and 2^nd Grade-A theme based Storytime and then time to find books for checkout. Book related activities are provided to work on in extra time. We feature some of our star Authors monthly during the Storytimes.

3^rd and 4^th Grade-A read aloud chapter book, followed by Library Instruction and then check out time. 

5^th Grade-Library and Research Instruction, followed by book checkout.

 

I have many favorite authors and feature at least one of them each month in my storytelling. The students should be well acquainted with my favorite, Steven Kellogg, as well as Lois Ehlert, Jan Brett, Marc Brown, Tomie dePaola and many others. 

The students are taught library skills which help the to find books in the library, find information in reference books and access the internet for reliable information on topics of interest. The students give oral and written book reports and  study about different kinds of literature—poetry, fairy tales, folk tales and informational books.  In conjunction with their classroom teachers and Mrs. Morrison in the Computer Lab, the 2-5 grade students will also being doing research and preparing a presentation on a topic of inerest. 

This is the new theme for our School-wide Reading Incentive Program. Every student sets a goal and records all the books they read. Each class will have it's own VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR and when a student meets his goal, his circle will be added to his class caterpillar on our bulletin board.   The PTA provides prizes for each student who meets his goal.   I encourage parents to help students to read and record their books so every student can win!