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Jessica Butler

Jessica Butler

Jessica Butler is excited about being in her role as librarian at Hillside Elementary School for a third year. After graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication from the University of Delaware, she accepted a teaching assistantship and completed the Master of Arts program in Communication at U of D. She then spent time taking graduate courses at Cornell University before moving to Northern Virginia to work as a market researcher at a Public Relations firm. She has worked for LCPS for six years and completed a Master of Education in School Librarianship at Longwood University. 

Mrs. Butler grew up in Brooklyn, New York and spent her high school years in New Jersey. She has lived in Loudoun County for 20 years. She loves to spend her time with her family and a Labradoodle named Finnegan. Her oldest daughter is a sophomore at George Washington University. Her youngest daughter is in middle school and plays bass guitar.

Mrs. Butler is a published author who has helped name a fruit and developed content for the website of a presidential candidate. She is a voracious reader who looks forward to meeting and supporting the Hillside community.  Email me HERE with any questions or concerns.

Mrs. Early

Mrs. Early

Mrs. Early is thrilled to be working in the library as an assistant librarian. She has worked at Hillside for the last eight years in the Special Education Department. She is married with a son and daughter, both of whom attended Hillside. Besides loving to read Mrs. Early enjoys spending time with her family at their cabin, hiking, and traveling. The best part of her day is when she gets to interact with the students when they come into the library.

Library Information

Our school library serves every student and staff member in our school. We see every class once a week.

Kindergarten - Third Grade: 30-minute class with every week checkout. Teachers have the opportunity to sign up as needed to collaborate on projects, research, or anything else I can support them with throughout the school year.

Fourth - Fifth Grade: 45-minute class with every week checkout. Teachers have the oppotunity to sign up as needed to collaborate on projects, research, or anything else I can support them with throughout the school year.

While each class has a scheduled library time, students are permitted to check out books on any day, at any time, as long as they are not missing out on classroom instructional time and have returned their other library books. We encourage students to check out books that are “just right” for them. Choosing a “just right” book is taught and discussed in library lessons as well as part of reading instruction in the classroom. To help assist students in finding a “just right” book, there is a link on the Library’s website.

Students may check out the number of books as follows; however, if the class is doing a special project, they are permitted to check out additional books during that time: 

Kindergarten:  1

Second - Fifth: 2  

If a student does not return their library books on their scheduled library class day, they will not be able to check out additional books that would exceed their grade level limit. During their class checkout/read time of library time, they will be able to read a magazine or bring their own book from home or the classroom to read. An added bonus this year, is a small Makerspace that will be available for students during specific library lessons or after checkout as well!

A great amount of time and effort goes in to selecting, organizing, and caring for our growing library collection. We appreciate parents’ support in helping your children responsibly handle and take care of their library books at home.   During library lessons, students will review specific examples as well. The most common mistake is having a book next to a drink in a backpack. Liquid and books do not mix! We tell students that if there is any damage—wet, torn pages, markings—to bring the book to us as soon as possible so that we can try to salvage or repair it. In the case that we cannot, it will be necessary to collect payment so that we can replace the book. 

 

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