High School Project

Karen

J. McIntyre

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ExperienceSchool

libraryCurrently at

Westmeade Elementary School, Nashville, TNSeven years in

Texas School libraries. Four as District Librarian, Three in

elementary school libraries.Chaired Lubbock

I.S.D. migration project 1998. Oversaw the

remodeling and automation of Morton High School, and Junior High

Libraries incorporating a mini-lab of computers for Internet software

applications used in high school.Brought Morton

I.S.D. into the Texas Library Connection which included access to

online databases and InterLibrary Loan.Wrote a Texas

Education Agency Planning Grant for $25,000.Wrote a Tocker

Grant for the Cochran County Love Memorial Public Library

to automate its collection and connect to the Internet as part

of a community-wide plan which the school spearheaded.Worked with the

Public library providing support for Summer Reading Program in the

form of books from the school library and programing. This

included storytelling, crafts, and activities for adults as

well.Public

libraryTen years as

Children's and Young Adult Services librarian at Clovis-Carver

Library, Clovis, NM, Passed bond and participated in automation of the library and involving children helped design the children's space. The project was featured in American Libraries (archetectural issue). Organized READ

Curry County Literacy Coalition and sponsored VOA Literacy training.Wrote and

administered two family literacy grants. Two years of

general library service in San Bernardino County Library System,

California. Academic

LibraryTwo years as

Bibliographic Assistant to the Social Science Department Head at

Syracuse University Library (ES BIRD).Education,

certification and skills

M.L.S. University of

North Texas, Denton, TX, 2000.

M.A. Eastern New Mexico

University, Portales, NM, 1990. Education - emphasis in reading and

administration.

B.A. History, Chapman

University, Orange, CA, 1972 Magna Cum Laude

Texas Certifications -

School Library Media, Secondary English, Social Studies and

Journalism.

Storyteller,

calligrapher, arts,

layout & paste-up, piano, guitar, and voice.Awards,

affiliations and honors

American Library

Association Member

1993 State

Chairperson - New Mexico Battle of the Books

1993 Presenter for NM

Dept. of Children, Youth & Families Child and Adult Care

Workshops.

1992 Nominee- New

Mexico Library Association Community Service Award.

1992 Presenter - New

Mexico IRA - Storytelling in the Classroom.

1990 & 1988

presenter -UMWMA Storytelling as Healing.

1989 Delta Psi

Delta Woman of the Year.Publications

Texas

Library JournalThe 2nd Time

Around: Automation Migration" Spring 1999"Woudn't Take

Nothin' for My Journey Now: Comparing School & Public

Libraries" Spring 1997

Morton

Tribune

Insights from

Morton High - weekly column which appeared from 1994-1997

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