Huntington Recognizes it Library Media Specialists

National School Librarian Day has morphed into Library Media Specialist Staff Appreciation Day as the jobs of school librarians have grown in scope and been modernized in recent years. They are just as important as ever in Huntington UFSD, which is celebrating the dedicated professionals and everything they do for students and teachers.

The special day recognizes the professionals who keep school libraries in working order. They are also committed to helping children find the resources they need to keep learning. School librarians are the people who create an environment where students can learn every day of the year. Their work is an impressive accomplishment.

Huntington UFSD’s librarians include:

Flower Hill Primary School: Jeanine Caras

J. Taylor Finley Middle School Carmen DiBartolomeo

Huntington High School: Allison Bean

Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School: Jennifer Brittman

Jefferson Primary School: Julie Dooher

Southdown Primary School: Hayley Petrizzi

Washington Primary School: Rebecca Kraus

Woodhull Intermediate School: Andrew Cumming

The school librarians provide guidance and expose youth not only to texts, print media, and literature but to digital resources and technology, too,” according to an online overview. "These resources also connect them to libraries around the world. A school librarian's ability to manage scores of media and a school full of students with numerous projects and schedules is simply amazing.

The first large libraries in the U.S. were mostly privately owned and available only with a paid membership. They were only available to those who paid for memberships. The nation’s first U.S. Public Library was established in 1790 by Benjamin Franklin, who donated a collection of books to the town of Franklin, Massachusetts.