My name is Mrs. Craycraft and I am a Library Media Specialist. This is my ninth year at Richwoods High School and I am excited to see all the changes happening in our school and in our library. This is the eight year we will be opening the Abe Lincoln Reading contest up to all of our students and our book club called Ravenous Readers is going strong! The book club draws their selections from the Read For A Lifetime list which is sponsored by Cyber Driver of Illinois and the Abraham Lincoln Award Nominee List. The library also has a new database provided by EBSCO which student will find easier to navigate and also includes more information specific to their needs.
I graduated from the University of Illinois where I obtained my Masters in Library and Information Science with a K-12 Teaching Certificate in 2013.
My previous background in the education and library fields include:
8 years as the Library Media Specialist at Richwoods High School
7 years as a Processing Center Clerk and Library Aide for District 27 Schools in Lincoln, IL
4 years as a Paraprofessional (Teacher Assistant) for Special Education and Pre-Kindergarten
11 years member of AISLE (Association of Illinois School Library Educators)
9 years reviewing books for Rainbow Book Company
11 years reviewing books on GoodReads website
9 years reviewing books on LibraryThing website
3 years reviewing books for Orca Book
1 year reviewing books for NetGallery
1 year service of AISLE grant committee
2 year judge for Soon to be Famous Illinois Writers program
My husband and I live in Lincoln, IL. I have a daughter who loves plants and works in a greenhouse and a son who is attending University of Illinois @ Springfield. We are also parents to 2 mixed breed pooches! In my free time I read lots of YA Fiction, review books for Rainbow Book Company, and love going to meet authors. Please ask me what I am reading; I will be happy to share! I also enjoy spending time researching new technology tools that can be used in and out of the classroom.