Hi My name is Holley Tullis but most of my students call me Mz. T.  Some of my other aliases are Lady LB "Li-Brary," or "The Library Diva," cause I'm all about the library or ways to make it better.  I also try to keep the library "cool " for my teen patrons. Currently I am the LMS at Hillcrest High School in Evergreen, AL. I serve 9-12th grade rural students who have had little or no exposure to libraries, school or public. I also teach yearbook/journalism and library literacy.  When I have TIME to do library work I enjoy the challenge-- I say challenge because most of our students haven't had any exposure to the library and the joys that it can offer.  If society allows kids to continue non-learning in this manner--there will be serious, societial, cultural, and economical problems for our communities, states, and nations. To Read or Not To Read: A Question of National Consequence: Executive Summary. (2008, September). Arts Education Policy Review.

Therefore, I started re-doing the library in order to make the enviornment more teen-friendly and inviting (I call this lil project "Generation Renovation"). In addition, I try to teach them that the library is for more THAN READING--that the journey is about become LITERATE !!, specifically INFORMATION LITERATE--but for those students who consider themselves readers (A RARE TREAT IN HIGH SCHOOL !!)--then I do try to cater to their likes and dislikes--especially teens (the lowest reading group AND the hardest to reach) according to statistics quoted in To Read or Not To Read: A Question of National Consequence: Executive Summary. (2008, September). Arts Education Policy Review.

* Peruse the summary for yourself-- You would be shocked at the Reading Results of our country!  http://www.gpee.org/General.56.0.html

* This page provides a link to the document--you have to scroll almost all the way to the bottom and click on the title-- you may then download it as a pdf document.

To Read or Not To Read: A Question of National Consequence: Executive Summary. (2008, September). Arts Education Policy Review.

When I am NOT wearing all the hats that I am supposed to wear according to the CCBOE, (which may range anywhere from 6-8:00 p.m, depending on what's going on).....

I can be found

*Curled by with a good book..Reading --I LOVE TO READ !!!

*Or jotting down thoughts, I consider myself a budding writer ( I'm working on two books :) due out in the very NEAR future...

*Learning New "Stuff" * Yeah I know I'm not supposed to use that word but it's one of my fav's

*Teaching Again (Youth Bible Study/ Tutoring/ ART--Try that if U really want a challenge)

*Talking/ Chattin/ E-mailin/ Textin--I consider myself pretty sociable

*Researching and/or Analyzing "Stuff"

     For HHS Class(es)

     For ASU (Class(es)

     For New Books & Resources

*Googlin-- I LOVE GOOGLE

*Shopping--I Love Perusing through stuff--(All Kinds-What TEACHER doesn't?)

*Being Spirtual                                        and doing

*Arts & Crafts-- I LOVE LOVE LOV E Art-- I love making things-- I really don't have a favorite thing to do--it depends on what mood I'm in-- Currently I'm intriqued and astonished by Obamania

so I'm making things with his image too !!

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