The Road to Reading Joy

Supported by funding provided by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.

M. Linsey Kitchens has the fortune of being both librarian and English teacher at Sedro-Woolley High School. Referred to by students as a “used-car salesperson for books,” Linsey believes if we give students the time, space, and professional support, students will fall in love again with reading and writing, affording them a rich education, adulthood, and citizenship. And she believes it all starts in the library.

Sarah Logan is the Teacher-Librarian at Dorothy Fox Elementary School in Camas, WA. She currently serves as a board director of the Washington Library Association, representing the School Library Division. She is passionate about Teacher Librarianship and the right of all students to be served by a qualified Teacher Librarian and strong school library program.

Sara White is the Youth Services Consultant at the Washington State Library. Before moving to the State Library, she worked as a Youth Services Librarian at the Olympia Timberland Library, where she facilitated storytime, ran teen programming, and spread reading joy through Reader’s Advisory and booktalking.