Shows
Disability Empowerment NowMaking Waves for Good: Accessibility, Art, and Adventure with Heather C. MarkhamHeather C. Markham is an engineer, assistive technology professional, public speaker, competitive Para Surfer, educator, ADA architectural barriers specialist, golfer, and award-winning international photographer. Her company, Making Waves for Good, launched in 2018 with three goals in mind: Provide ADA code compliance and usability consulting to businesses–because accessibility is more than just ramps; Publish authors with an authentic voice; Curate a gallery of fine art photography crafted with love that offer a new perspective on the Unseen. Heather and her husband currently live in central Arizona’s wine tourism capital, with her deaf super-snuggly Maine coon cat and his deaf dach...
2025-03-2057 min
VAASL MEMBER SPOTLIGHTJenni Cooper: VAASL President-Elect & Conference ChairJenni Cooper, Librarian @ Potomac Senior High School, VAASL President-Elect
YALSA Non-Fiction Book Award Committee, 2018-2020
ALA LEARN Round Table Committee, 2018-Present
VLA Continuing Education, Committee, 2018-Present
VAASL Potomac Region Librarian of the Year, 2017
Formerly Held VAASL Positions: VAASL VOICE Co-Editor | VAASL Student IGNITE Award Committee | VAASL Conference Publications Chair | ALA Legislative Day Rep | Potomac Regional Director
Click to learn more about the VAASL Ready Initiative.
Click to register or to learn more about the 2020 Annual Conference: Branching Out.
2020-10-0646 min
VAASL MEMBER SPOTLIGHTHeather Baucum: Potomac Librarian of the Year*Originally recorded Summer 2020*
Heather is a non-stop librarian who leads her students through breakouts, lessons with a focus on STEAM and engineering design process and has also created and implemented an adapted library program for self-contained autism classes.
Contact Heather at htbaucum@fcps.edu or follow her on Twitter at @bookybaucum.
2020-09-2155 min
VAASL MEMBER SPOTLIGHTJudy Deichman & Richmond Public School's Lit LimoRichmond Public School's Instructional Specialist for Library Media, Judy Deichman, describes how the Lit Limo supports RPS's Dreams4RPS program and helps reduce both Summer and Covid-19 slide.
https://www.rvaschools.net/lit-limo
https://www.wtvr.com/building-better-minds/the-lit-limo-is-making-stops-around-richmond
2020-08-2534 min
VAASL MEMBER SPOTLIGHTKelly Passek & Wing: Delivering Library Books via DroneKelly Passek, Librarian at Blacksburg Middle School, collaborates with Wing to deliver library books to students. Kelly advocates for the power of reading and the positive impact of school libraries on student learning. Based on Kelly's recommendation, Montgomery County (Va.) Public Schools became the first in the world to offer a library book drone delivery service.
Kelly has been featured in numerous news outlets for her innovative solution; click the links below for each feature:
CBS News
US News & World Reports
Washington Post
Wing delivers library books to students in...
2020-08-1335 min
VAASL MEMBER SPOTLIGHTBarbara Barber: Roanoke Librarian of the YearBarbara serves as a librarian to primary and intermediate students at two different schools and also teaches literacy classes to students! Catch up with Barbara & Bella the Bulldog on Facebook: Edgemont Primary and Jeter-Watson Intermediate.
2020-08-1042 min
VAASL MEMBER SPOTLIGHTLisa Gibson: Shenandoah Librarian of the YearLisa exemplifies what it means to be a librarian through every action and strives to meets the needs of her students and faculty everyday. To learn more about Lisa and her amazing library program, visit bit.do/sjhslib.
2020-07-2434 min
VAASL MEMBER SPOTLIGHTKim Allen: Rappahannock Librarian of the YearMeet Kim Allen! Kim works collaboratively with staff to provide deeper learning opportunities for students and has transformed the library into an active learning center that highlights literacy and STEAM activities.
2020-07-1335 min
VAASL MEMBER SPOTLIGHTHeather Thomas: York Region Librarian of the YearMeet Heather Thomas! Heather is known for her energy and innovation. Listen to find out how Heather thrives on creating a positive and inviting space for students, staff, and the community.
2020-06-2539 min
VAASL MEMBER SPOTLIGHTNathan Sekinger: PPEs & 3-D PrintersNathan Sekinger, librarian at T. Benton Gayle Middle School in Stafford County, VA
VAASL Rappahannock Regional Director-Elect
NBCT, Makey Makey Ambassador, Tinkercad Educational Advisor, Raspberry Pi, Google Level 2 Certified Educator, Apple Teacher, Swift Playgrounds Apple Teacher
For more information about Nathan, his library program, and news coverage on 3-D printed PPEs, please visit:
Twitter: @SekingerN
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyrg7jl1qrxGT-Lamit0Uw
Fredericksburg.com news story: Stafford couple, both educators, create mass mask manufacturing with printers in basement
WUSA9 news story: Librarians...
2020-06-1033 min
VAASL MEMBER SPOTLIGHTKatie Kier - James Region Librarian of the YearMeet Katie Kier! Katie is known for building relationships with students, teachers, and the community; collaborating on cross-curricular lessons with multiple subject areas, and meeting the needs of diverse groups of learners.
2020-05-1538 min
VAASL MEMBER SPOTLIGHTMonica Cabarcas, Chairperson of the VAASL Diversity & Inclusion CommitteeMonica Cabarcas, librarian & former VAASL Shenandoah Regional Director chats about the goals of VAASL's new Diversity & Inclusion Committee.
The Diversity and Inclusion Committee focuses on fostering diversity and inclusivity in (1) school library collections, (2) the school workforce, and (3) school-based systemic structures. One of our first steps as a committee was to learn more about our current membership and how it is distributed across various regions. Using the criteria outlined in the ALA Spectrum Scholarship, we asked members if they identified with one of the following groups: American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Middle Eastern a...
2020-05-0730 min
VAASL MEMBER SPOTLIGHTKelly Passek & the COVID-19 Book Delivery System through Montgomery Co Public SchoolsKelly Passek, librarian & VAASL Roanoke Regional Director chats about Montgomery County's Book Delivery System during the COVID-19 school closures.
2020-04-1019 min