Librarian: Amanda Jones, M.Ed.+30
2020 Louisiana School Librarian of the Year
This is my 20th year at LOM. I am a former 7th and 8th grade ELA teacher and LOM & LOHS alumna. I have a Masters +30 and I am a certified K-12 librarian, certified 1-8 elementary teacher, certified school administrator, and certified reading specialist. I LOVE to read and help students select "homerun books" that leave lasting impressions. I am the current 2nd Vice President/1st Chair Elect of the Louisiana Association of School Librarians (and serve on several committees). Our library was the winner of the 2019 LLA James O Modisette Award for top middle school library programming. I am the 2020 Louisiana School Librarian of the Year, the 2019 LACUE State Middle/Junior Teacher of the Year, and the 2019 Social Media Superstar Program Pioneer for the American Association of School Librarians. In addition to being a member of the Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Awards 6-8 Committee for the Louisiana State Library, I also enjoy presenting at district, state, regional, and national conferences. I am a member of the LPPS Master Trainer Cohort and am on the following committees for the American Association of School Librarians: AASL Inspire Special Event Grant Committee (of which I'm a former recipient), AASL 2021 National Conference Committee (Social Media Co-Chair), and the AASL School Library Event Promotion Committee. I have presented several times nationally for ISTE, presented at the AASL 2019 National Conference in Kentucky, and have been featured four times on the School Librarians United podcast. I am an official blogger for AASL's Knowledge Quest, I am a member of the professional organizations listed below, and am the head of several school clubs including 2 Girls Who Code clubs, Silent Reading Club, and the after school STEAM program. I co-host the My Two Cents webinar series with my educator partner-in-crime Heather White and am an official Ambassador for both Wakelet and Rubik's Cube: You Can Do the Cube Lending Program. Starting in 2021, I joined the Louisiana Educator Advocacy Development Fellowship (LEAD) to help elevate student voices in Louisiana. I have the best job in the world and I have enjoyed making our school
library the heart of Live Oak Middle School.
Feel free to email me if you ever have any questions or concerns.
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