Alissa from a public library in Benton, AR, is a Star because she:
*Took over management of Collections & Technology Department
*Supervises 5 people
*Rewards staff with Christmas gifts and 1/2 days off
*Worked here since Dec. 1997
*Manages Information Technology, which can be difficult at times, both personnel-wise and computer-wise
*Helps employees get what they need from administration, etc.
*Addresses employee concerns
*Explains well what employees need to do and answers questions
*Good leader Thank you to Darmae for this nomination.
Lisa from a public library in Benton, AR, is a Star because Lisa is always polite to patrons and co-workers, she is a hard worker being self directed or working as a team player. It is a joy to work with Lisa she has a positive attitude with a smile to greet you. Showing infinitive, presently going to school to further her career at the library and is cooperative and adaptive to change. Lisa is a paraprofessional. Thank you to Alissa for this nomination.
Shawna from a public library in Weiner, AR, is a Star because She has worked at our local library for the past two summers on the Workforce program. She is so dedicated to her work that during the past summer I placed her incharge of crafting day and gaming day. I have never been able to fully trust someone her age to do these projects and know that they would be completed in the manner Shawna has done them. All the children love her and the adult patrons have grown very fond of her as well. She will be working again this summer and I am very excited about being able to plan extra events because of the help that I get from her. She is also a very good Christan girl whom I know is trustworthy of all library records and information. I am very thankful to have her work at our library. She deserves an award for her dedication. Thank you to Valerie for this nomination.
Bonnie from a library in Fresno, CA, is a Star because I've work as a Library Tech for 23 years and has been in the district for 30 years. Has work hard is setting up a 7th grade to 12 grade Library. Setting up textbooks as well as managing the Library. Thanks to Anonymous for this nomination.
Jennifer from a school library in Apopka, FL, is a Star because She runs our Library single handed. She teaches 6 classes in there a day, shelves, check's out, orders, repairs, coordiantes the book fairs and makes our library a warm and friendly place to come and read. She has some volunteers that come in occasionally, but overall, she takes care of everything by herself. We love her!!! Thank you to Jo for this nomination.
Joy from a school library in Miami, FL, is a Star because the Media Center at this state-sanctioned school has made a 360 degree turn-around. Circulation increased 75% since I have taken over in this library. Thank you to Anonymous for this nomination.
Mrs. Cathey from a school library in Orlando, Fl, is a Star because she is nice, smart, and caring. She helps us pick out great books to read. She also reads to us and even reads in funny voices for the characters! She helps us practice reading because she thinks that is important and she does fun activities with us after she reads us a story. Mrs. Cathey is the best Media Specialist! Thank you to the entire first grade for this nomination.
Cynthia from a school library in Orlando, FL, is a Star because She encourages every child at this school to expand their knowledge and build their imagination through reading and literacy activities. The library is always organized and updated in a manner that creates a love of reading in a warm atmosphere. She holds the children’s interest. She provides reading challenges for the students to take part in and makes each child that participates feel special and successful. She is also dedicated to helping the teachers find the resources they need to use in their classroom. She always goes out of her way to help. There is no doubt that each child in the school will be successful and always embrace the love of reading and learning because of Cynthia. They will succeed and soar. Thank you to Anonymous for this nomination.
Michelle from a school library in Orlando, FL, is a Star because She goes above and beyond to ensure the students have the materials in the media center to be successful. Thank you to Anonymous for this nomination.
Michele from a school library in Orlando, FL, is a Star because she is very friendly and makes reading fun. She always has a kind word and a smile for everyone she encounters. She is in charge of the media dept and morning announcements. The children at our school are very fortunate to have her! Thank you to Kathleen for this nomination.
Andrea from a school library in Orlando, FL, is a Star. Thank you to Laura for this nomination.
David from a library in North Lauderdale, FL, is a Star because Have you ever met a person in charge of so many people and have so many responsibilities in a school and yet always has time for the little things? People like this do not come out of thin air! My Principal, David is a lover of the written word and a strong proponent of school libraries. He will always go the extra step to physically stop by the Media Center to observe what is going on and to comment if there are any needs that he can take care of. He puts libraries first because he understands the correlation of student academic success in having a great Media Center/School Library. Our Media Center is small in size but big in value. The students love coming there and are enriched by many positive experiences. We are so thankful to have our Principal at the helm of the wheel steering us on a course of reading excellence! We are a Title 1 Charter School comprised of 86% diversity of students from the island nations of Haiti, Trinidad, Jamaica, Bahamas, etc... We are so fortunate to have students interested in reading and it shows by the number of active Book Clubs we sponsor! Thanks to Miss Susan for this nomination.
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