Lorraine Monprode Degrees and Certifications:
Portland State University. Portland, Oregon, Masters of
Education: Librarianship and Educational Technology, 1989; Portland
State University. Portland, Oregon, Bachelor of Science: Elementary
Education, 1981. Current Position:
Teacher-Librarian, Monroe High School, Monroe High School, 2005-Present.
Previous Positions: Teacher-Librarian, Monroe
High School. Monroe, Washington, 2006-Present; Library Program
Coordinator, Monroe School District. Monroe, Washington, 2005-Present;
Teacher-Librarian, Monroe Middle School. Monroe, Washington, 2004-06;
Teacher-Librarian, Clancy Elementary School K-8, Clancy, Montana,
1997-2004; Adjunct Professor, University of Montana-Western, 1990-2004;
Director : Law Related Education, Montana Office of Public Instruction,
1996-97; Director: School Library Media Specialist, Montana Office of
Public Instruction, 1990-96; Supervisor: Audio Visual Library, Montana
Office of Public Instruction, 1990-92; Teacher-Librarian, Chehalem
Elementary School. Beaverton, Oregon, 1989-90; Teacher-Librarian, Rocky
Heights Elementary School. Hermiston, Oregon, 1985-88; Instructor,
Portland State University. Portland, Oregon, 1982-84; Teacher, Clara
Brownell Middle School. Umatilla, Oregon, 1981-84; Children's Librarian
- part time, Lake Oswego Public Library. Lake Oswego, Oregon, 1982-83.
ALA Activities: AASL: Chair, Affiliate
Assembly, 1991-92; AASL: Chair-elect, Affiliate Assembly, 1990-91; AASL:
Regional Coordinator, Oregon, Affiliate Assembly, 1988-90; ALA: Chapter
Counselor, 1986-88. Offices Held Outside of ALA:
Washington Library Media Association: Member, Scholarship
Committee, 2006-Present; Washington Library Media Association:
Secretary, Board of Directors, 2006-Present; Oregon Educational Media
Association: Regional Representative, 1986-88.
Publications: Team Leader; Writer, Library and
Information Skills Curriculum (Monroe School District), 2005; Team
Leader; Writer, Indian Law-Related Education Model Curriculum
(Montana office of Public Instruction), 1997; Contributor, Creative
Ideas for the Library Media Center, 1990; Contributor,
Interchange, Journal of the Educational Media Association,
1985. Accomplishments: Presenter: Alaska
Library Association; Hawaii Library Association; Montana Education
Association; Montana Library Association; Northwest Council for
Computers in Education; Oregon Educational Media Association; Washington
Library Media Association. Storyteller: Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, Oregon,
Washington. I believe that my greatest accomplishment has been striving
to be the best teacher-librarian possible and being a strong advocate
for school libraries. STATEMENT: I have always
believed—and try my best to practice—that the library is the
hub of the school and the portal to the world. As the years have passed
and resources have grown and changed, the teacher-librarian has needed
to grow as well-and we have. Yet, we still “fight” to keep librarians’
hours from being cut or positions eliminated entirely. As
Director-elect, I will continue to fight for teacher-librarians by
helping to educate the population at large—and school districts in
particular-on the importance of having a certified teacher-librarian in
every school. I also believe that we need to be our own best advocates.
It is imperative that we reach out to the faculty as much we do to the
students, trying many different ways to lure them into the library. We
are information professionals in the Age of Information—yet
somehow it seems the message does not always get out. Through the
position of Director-elect and Director, I provide support and
leadership for all teacher-librarians. Thank you for your
support—and for making the commitment to be part of the Affiliate
Assembly, the heart of AASL. Please, feel free to contact me at any
time!
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