AASL National School Library Standards

Kathleen Roberts, librarian at Rivers Edge Elementary School was one of seven people to rewrite and recreate the National School Library Standards in 2017. As one of the two building level librarians on the Standards & Editorial Board, Kathleen’s work shaped the current AASL National School Library Standards and continues to impact the the direction for HCPS Libraries, and libraries across the Nation.

National School Library Program of the Year

The HCPS School Librarians are the recipients of the 2011 National School Library Program of the Year, awarded by the American Association of School Libraries.

Chris Corallo Distinguished Leadership Award

Congratulations to Kristen Cross, librarian at Crestview Elementary School who is the 2019 recipient of the Chris Corallo Distinguished Leadership Award! 

HCPS Teachers of the Year

When you walk into the library, learning is transformed.  Some of our librarians were honored for their passion and expertise as teachers for all the students they serve.
Mary Sam Abernathy – Chamberlayne ES, Lindsay Kingoff – Short Pump ES, Janet Driver – Montrose ES, and “New Teacher of the Year” Hilary Ramp – Adams ES

Fulbright Specialist

Kathleen Roberts, librarian at Rivers Edge Elementary School was accepted to the Fulbright Specialist Roster for a 3 year tenure (12/18-12/21).

NAco Award

We were honored with the NAco Award for our work with the “Spreading Goodwill to Support Literacy” program, our partnership with Goodwill Industries to build classroom libraries.

2019 Henrico’s Top Teachers

Congratulations to Ellyn Brancato, librarian at Twin Hickory Elementary School, who is featured as one of Henrico’s Top Teachers in the Henrico Citizen! 

National Board Certified Teachers

Each year, librarians accept the challenge to grow professionally by becoming National Board Certified Teachers.  We are proud of all 11 librarians who have accomplished this prestigious certification, including the newest: Theresa Harris- Glen Allen ES (renewed), Karen Stein – Ratcliffe ES, W. Scott Mewborn – Glen Allen HS, Michelle Grubbs – Short Pump MS and Laurie Kaplan – Freeman HS (renewed)

Conference Presentations

EdTech Conference- March 2020: Maria Wright “Creating Virtual and Augmented Reality with CoSpaces”

Deanna Pollard presented “Mindfulness in Daycares” to and for area daycare workers using books as center point for developing and implementing mindfulness at this level.

VAASL Conference:
Kristen Cross, and Nancy Essid “Eggs-traodinary Libraries”

Katie Kier “You get a lesson! You get a lesson! You get a lesson! Everyone gets a lesson!”

Diving Into Deeper Learning Conference: August 2018

Amy Coward – Greenwood ES “Mapping Stories with Ozbots”

Anna Lingerfelt – “Clever Databases at the ES Level”

Publications

Laura Shifflett – Springfield Park ES – Feature Article from The Journal for School Library Professionals, October 2019: “The Midyear Librarian: Five Steps towards a Successful Transition”

Feature Article from Knowledge Quest: Journal of the American Association of School Librarians, May/June 2019: “The Start of Something New: A Relationship Between the AASL Standards Framework for Learners and  IB Approaches to Learning”

Brooke Davis – Godwin – School Library Connection, Sept. 2017: “Mindfulness in the Library.”

Kathleen Roberts-Rivers Edge ES, and Ann Martin-former Educational Specialist, 2019: 

Leadership: Strategic Thinking, Decision Making, Communication, and Relationship Building, published by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and ALA Editions.

Grants

HEF Grants
Shannon Hyman -Library Services: Professional Learning –  Mini-Grant $6,538
Jill Tinsley – Skipwith ES: “Read Around the World” Building a multi-cultural book collection and a school visit from Amy’s Travel author Kathryn Starke $1,977
Amy Coward – Greenwood ES: “MakerSpace” $5,000
Pocahontas MS: MakerSpace
Springfield Park ES: AudioBooks $2,000
Pocahontas MS: MakerSpace $8840

 In order to continue building a culture of student-owned learning and strengthen the relationship of the Quioccasin and Tuckahoe professional learning communities, Calypso Gilstrap (librarian at Tuckahoe), Erin Daniel (innovative learning coach at Quioccasin) and Amanda Kinsler (innovative learning coach at Tuckahoe) were awarded at HEF grant titled “Powering Student-Owned Learning.”  The $22,000 grant is being utilized to create a team of gifted teachers who have demonstrated expertise in the Henrico Learner Profile and Deeper Learning with the goal that these teachers will mentor other teachers in the community. 

HEF has funded over 30 Library Projects totaling $172,609.

More!

Amy Coward – Greenwood ES “Game Changer Grant” – provided alternative seating in the Library Commons  

More Grants!

Outside Grants
Margaret Marquis – Tuckahoe MS – Publix Reading Grant
Staci Smith – Glen Lea – Laura Bush Foundation $7,000 reading
Janet Driver – Montrose – Sandston Rotary Club
Kendall Dunaway & Liz Turner – Moody – Lowes Toolbox for Education for collaborative space
Amy Young – Arthur Ashe – Melania Trump National Read a Book Day books

Donor’s Choose 
Karen Stein – Ratcliffe ES “Please take a seat: alternative seating options for the library”, Amy Coward – Greenwood ES “Breakout Boxes”,  Anna Lingerfelt – Davis ES “Spheros-Robotics and Coding”, Lollie George – Holman MS “Historical Fiction Books”, Liz Turner – Moody MS “Making it Meaningful with Math”, Kendall Dunaway – Moody MS “Library Breakout!” and “Making IT! In the Library: MakerSpace Items” and “Getting Series-Us” (completing series sets), Valerie Bennett- Pemberton ES: High Interest titles with Dude Appeal! Engaging boys with books they can’t put down, finish the story and then return for the sequel.

Deanna Pollard’s Donor’s Choose Project, “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Library,”  was fully funded by The Crunch Bar Company, providing books for the library that more fully reflect the Mehfoud Elementary student population.