Waha Nui – 9/24/14
Hale Kula Elementary’s Michelle Colte is School Librarian of the Year, an inaugural 2014 award by School Library Journal and Scholastic Inc. As library media specialist at the techsavvy Schofield Barracks school, Michelle won $2,500 cash and $2,500 worth of materials of her choosing for her already-excellent programs. She “makes innovative use of technology and (fosters) exceptional community engagement,” they wrote. Plus, her computer coding lessons earned Hale Kula $10,000 to buy Chromebooks and tablets. A library, she says, “is about helping people make connections” …
