Molly Dettmann MLIS is a teacher librarian at Norman North High School in Oklahoma. She has 4 years of public library experience and six years working as a school librarian. Here she talks about how to connect with new teachers, how to entice faculty to join, how she creates collaborative experiences with the community and the students and how all of this supports students and learning. This interview was made as part of the Alive Library project which you can see the ongoing work at: www.alivelibrary.info
Bottom Line: The library supports all students, and having a certified staff and budget means students have more learning opportunities and connections to the community. Why not create more equal opportunities to access information and invest in students and their futures. Honor the work of teacher librarians as they enhance what teachers do and provide opportunities for all students!
Molly Dettmann
Bachelors in Business Administration (2014)
Masters in Library and Information Studies (2016)
Oklahoma Teaching Certificate (2018)
23-24 Chair of Oklahoma School Librarians (OKSL) Division of the Oklahoma Library Association (OLA)
21-23 Chair of the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Intellectual Freedom Roundtable of the Oklahoma Library Association
22-24 AASL Best Digital Tools for Teaching and Learning Committee Member
2024 YALSA Morris Book Award Committee
@mollydett (Personal Twitter and Instagram)
@normannorthlibrary (Facebook and Instagram)
Awards:
YALSA Volunteer of the Year for Chair/Team Lead (2021)
OLA's Outstanding New Librarian (2021)
OKSL Technology in Education Award (2021)
Norman North High School Teacher of the Year (2021-2022)
Oklahoma Library Association Special Project Award for the Sequoyah Great Books Grant project (2022)
Norman Public Schools Teacher of the Year Finalist (2022)
OKSL Polly Clarke Award/School Librarian of the Year Award (2023)
AASL Francis Henne Award (2023)
ISTE 20 to Watch Award (2023)
Key Organizations from Molly:
Pioneer Library System (Norman Central, Norman West, and Norman East Libraries)
Oklahoma Historical Society
League of Women Voters (Norman Chapter)
Women's Resource Center
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