Janet Wile is the Supervisor of Library Services for Central Unified School District located in Fresno, CA. She was the Teacher Librarian at Central East High School for thirteen years where she created long lasting programs, Athletes as Readers and Leaders (now in its 15th year), Slammin’ in Your Library (now in its 18th year) and was well regarded for her collaborative lessons in all subject areas. In 2014 Janet moved to the district office to oversee twenty two school libraries as well as Instructional Materials. Janet was fortunate to be a participant in the Lilead Fellows Program, an intensive professional development program which brought together district library supervisors from all over the country to equip and empower them to be effective leaders for change in their districts. Her work in Lilead altered her advocacy including the role of Teacher Librarians in her district as well as expanded library hours for all sites.
Janet is also an instructor in the Teacher Librarian Credential Program at Fresno Pacific University, and well as a member of the California Recommended Literature LIst Committee. Janet served for five years on the California Young Reader Medal Committee and then served as Co-Administrator of the committee for five years. Janet lives with her two beloved dogs and according to her co-workers, has more library t-shirts than anyone else they know.
Christine Flores began her career as an English teacher in the state of Washington, moving to California and teaching in Firebaugh for 17 years. In 2014 she began her transition to the certificated teacher librarian path and her current job at Central East High School. She completed her coursework through Fresno Pacific University and “inherited” the award-winning Athletes as Readers and Leaders program. She has expanded the concept of connecting high school and elementary students to the Kinder Tech buddies program. She loves being a Teacher Librarian and supporting literacy outreach within the school district and the community.
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- Sepetys, Ruta (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 400 Pages – 10/08/2024 (Publication Date) – Viking Books for Young Readers (Publisher)
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