Librarian+Voices

KC. Boyd, Librarian at Phillips Academy in Chicago [|Interview] [|Audacious Librarian Blog]

[|Karen Smith-Cox], District Librarian Lovington, IL. [|Amber Hooper], Oak Park River Forest High School [|Debra Fagan], Rockland Elementary School Library, Libertyville, IL [|Mariela Siegert], Westfield Middle School, Bloomingdale, IL [|Pat Salvatini], Twain Elementary, Wheeling, IL - pat.salvatini@gmail.com
 * Guest Speakers in Class**

Neha Dhruv Here's some information Neha sent in advance of her visit: My online portfolio: @https://sites.google.com/site/msdhruvsportfolio/home A presentation I made at ALA about lessons I did in the CPS school with 7th and 8th graders - @http://courseweb.lis.illinois.edu/~ndhruv1//aqua/aqua/index.html The actual lessons - @http://courseweb.lis.illinois.edu/~ndhruv1/Cash/cash/index.html The Media Center website for my suburban school - @https://sites.google.com/site/jeffersonmediacenter/ Kathy Donohue, KDonohue@catalystschools.org [|Catalyst Circle Rock Charter School], CPS Charter School on the west side (Central & Washington). "I am only in my 2nd year here, and I have learned a lot! (Mostly about negotiating in a bigger system!) Last year, I was basically a supplemental reading teacher for grades 3-8. This year, my role is changing to include supervising the RtI component (mornings) as well as seeing all the kids for checkout (afternoon). My goal is to build an outstanding library program, but right now, my administration isn't quite sure what that might be! So I am doing what is asked and sneaking in librarianship where I can! My hope is that over the years they will be more comfortable with what I am trying to build. And...if any of your students would like to volunteer...I am merging 1000 books from my former library into my current library, so it will be a job! I'd love some helpers who might get something out of the experience--learning to work within Destiny."
 * Librarians with CPS Experience**

Anna Kim, akim6@cps.edu [|Chappell Elementary School]

Nadene Eisner, deme5678@gmail.com

Speaker on deaf and hard of hearing students who may be in the classrooms of future school librarians. Engaging Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in the School Library: A Handbook for Teacher-Librarians - @https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/31856