An awesome BC library tech
According to an article in the March 29 edition of the Williams Lake Tribune, a tiny school in Tatla Lake, BC has won the 2007 “BC Schools for Excellence” literacy award. The school was recognized for having the best literacy program in the province.
You can check out the story, which outlines the school’s many literacy initiative, via Canadian Newsstand on Proquest (available on VPL’s electronic resources) and this news release from the government of BC.
Leslie Lamb, a teacher at Tatla Lake Elementary/Junior Secondary, had positive words about the school’s library technician:
“Both Lamb and parent advisory council president Julie McMann also praised the work of library technician Cyndy Abbott.
“She is very skilled and knowledgeable and makes some exquisite choices in books,” Lamb says.
Because of Abbott’s choices she says their library is impressive even though their book budget is small.”
In a perfect world, all schools would have a teacher-librarian in the library. But library technicians and assistants are proving they can do an outstanding job at promoting and developing literacy,too.
Congratulations, Cyndy!