After spending my early years working in both school and public libraries, I went away from my first love for 20 years (finances, you know). When I returned, I found that my “librarian’s heart” was still active and that I wanted to support librarians as well as teachers, parents, anyone who loved literacy and wanted children to learn to do the same.

Voila! Now I get to spend my days (and some nights) talking virtually and literally with families, teachers, children, librarians, social service and nonprofit groups about the power of literacy. My messages are simple:

Reading and writing are tools for life!
We cannot forget motivation in the role of children (and adults) becoming great readers.
Don’t forget the fun!
Keep our end result in mind (or as Elizabeth Drew says) – “The essence of literature is, I suppose, whether we live more intensely for the reading of it”.

Help me spread the news by touching one family, one child, one adult with the marvelous gift of literacy.