MY CAREER:

I taught sixth grade for the first 4 years of my career, followed by another 6 years as an elementary librarian. I switched to the high school level and am currently in my 4th year as the teacher-librarian at McLain Community HS. It's an alternative high school which means that 95% of our 700+ students are labeled at risk, all of which have dropped out of their previous school. When I first arrived in 2004 we did an extreme library makeover and made the library a great place to visit. We encourage food and drinks, have a library cafe, 4 huge Luv Sacs, offer free monthly pancakes, and do a ton of other fun things. We also have a "No Shushing" policy.

MY HOBBIES:

My favorite hobby is spending time my family. I have 13 and 9 year old kids and just celebrated 15 years of marriage. I also like technology, 4-wheeling, Sat. Morning Basketball, Hiking, and RV-ing.

ODD TIDBITS:

I have been cutting my own hair for 18 years, My high school buddies call me E.T. because I have hammer toes, I Lived in Nome, Alaska for 8 months, I hated to Read as a kid and now I'm a librarian.

MY WEBSITE:

<a href="http://GettingBoysToRead.com"><b><u>http://GettingBoysToRead.com.</u></b></a> We are a community based blog for parents, librarians, and teachers. We provide information and support through articles, videos, interviews, and our forum.

LET'S NETWORK: (request me as a friend)

Facebook- <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1524240073">http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1524240073</a>
Twitter - <a href="http://twitter.com/MrMLibrarian">http://twitter.com/MrMLibrarian</a>

Age-Level of the Boy(s) I work with:

High School (ages 15-18)

Primary (ages 0-8)

Intermediate (ages 9-11)

Middle School (ages 12-14)