Library Media Specialist
Instructed students in Grades K-5 using Information Literacy and Literature Appreciation/Lessons found in the HCPSS Library Media Curriculum.
Taught Library Media Lessons/Units aligned with those found in each HCPSS Grade Level Curriculum.
Enhanced Informational Literacy and Literature Appreciation instruction by creating and teaching original Library Lessons/Units to enrich and extend student knowledge and experiences.
Implemented and maintained automated catalogs and circulation systems for book check-out services.
Maintained relevant, organized and correctly catalogued Media Center book collection based on careful analysis of diverse student needs.
Updated library collection to include titles to reflect diverse titles that support student population.
Promoted library through periodic communication with school community stakeholders concerning activities such as Book Fairs and
Motivated students to use diverse resources, both print and online, as strategies to solve information queries and research.
Served as Informational resource for teachers by gathering and providing appropriate books to support their lessons/units
Encouraged reading through instructing about, and organizing interested 5th Graders into teams to participate in Annual HCPSS/Howard County Library System-sponsored ‘Battle of the Books.’
Held Book Fairs