“Books are windows to the world, and my job is to introduce the world to the students,” says Karey Killian, library media specialist for Pennsylvania’s Milton Area School District. Karey knows the role of school librarian is far more than just a keeper of books.
Karey was devastated late last year when unusually heavy rains caused five of the district’s buildings to have severe mold and humidity issues. Thousands of books were destroyed across the three impacted libraries, with roughly 50 to 75 percent of their total texts tragically lost.
Though the restoration work had begun, the libraries were far from repaired when Karey was scheduled to fly to Paris to deliver her keynote speech at this year’s E2. She delivered her remarks before nearly 300 fellow educators and school administrators, confidently but with a heavy heart, citing the importance of encouraging both students and fellow educators on the educational journey.
As Karey finished up her address, Microsoft VP of Worldwide Education Anthony Salcito surprised her on stage. Karey had no idea, but while she was speaking, Microsoft was delivering $10,000 worth of books to help replenish the district’s damaged libraries.
Microsoft is honored to help changemakers like Karey, along with the entire Milton Area School District, get back to teaching, learning and exploring with books.
Read more about the story here: https://educationblog.microsoft.com/en-us/2019/05/severe-weather-destroyed-their-library-books-the-edu-community-helped-replace-them/?ocid=FY19EVG_soc_omc_edu_yt_NHS
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