Elementary Librarian

EDUCATION

Mississippi State University; 1971 BS Education
36 additional hours in Library Science

Endorsements: Elementary K-6, Library

EXPERIENCE

Sudduth Elementary School - Library Aide - 1 year
Kosciusko Public Library - Part time
Kosciusko Public School - 3rd Grade Teacher - 3 years

Lamar Elementary, Meridian, Ms - 4th Grade Teacher -1 year
Starkville Academy Elementary Librarian - 11 years

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Mississippi Private School Education Association - 11 years
Mississippi Library and Media Professionals -10 years
Mississippi Library Association
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
Offices held: Personal Growth and Services Chairman
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Starkville Academy Patrons Association - 17 years
Offices held: Hospitality Chairman

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS

Nell Moore Faculty Award 2007-2008
Rotary International "Teacher of the Month"
MPSEA State "Elementary Teacher of the Year" (Second Place)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Mississippi Library and Media Professionals - 10 years
Book Systems, Inc. - 2 workshops
Workshop Facilitator 1 year
Renaissance Learning Workshops: Best Classroom Practices, Best Library Practices

The Starkville Academy Library serves students in Pre-K through 6th grade. With access to over 6200 books, children and faculty are provided materials to suite a variety of interests and reading levels. Students are allowed access to the library on a flexible schedule during the morning hours. At this time, students receive assistance with /Accelerated Reader/, /a computer learning information system that gives a computer-assisted assessment of student/ /comprehension of books they have read/. Students also use this time for special help with class projects.
In addition to flexible scheduling, children attend a 30-minute weekly class, where they are instructed in library skills. In addition to library skills, students learn how to care for books and the library, and how to check books properly. Children are encouraged to practice good listening skills during story time. Classes are exposed to the different literary genres, special authors and illustrators and the different literary formats. All students are encouraged to read books in the different literary genres. Popular Children's Book Awards are discussed and students become familiar with the procedures for selecting books for special awards. Additional time is spent sharing favorite books that children want to recommend to their classmates.
*Special class projects are allowed to be displayed in the library so that students from other grades may benefit from what other classes are studying. National Library Week and National Children's Book Week are celebrated with special activities throughout each week.

TEACHER/LIBRARIAN OBJECTIVES

*To encourage reading for enrichment, information, and pleasure in order to promote success in the lives of all children.

*To aid students and staff members in locating and using books and materials for information, research, /Accelerated Reader/, book
reporting, and leisure-time activities.
*To become curriculum partners with the teachers, working together to provide books and other materials that will enhance the
student's total educational experience, in addition to meeting criteria for the SACS.

*To present a program of instruction in library skills that will provide for intelligent and independent use of any library.
*To ensure a welcoming environment that is both flexible and structured, as well as user-friendly, so that all other objectives
might be met.