Mrs. Tierney

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About The Teacher
Fall 2011 begins Mrs. Tierney's third year at Saint Timothy School. She has over eight years of experience in the Diocese of Arlington, and she has also taught graduate students at Catholic University of America (CUA) in the School of Library and Information Science. Mrs. Tierney has an MS in Library Information Science from CUA and a BA in Elementary Education from Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN. She is a member of the American Library Association, American Association of School Librarians, and Young Adult Library Services Association and is a past president of the Northern Virginia chapter of the Catholic Library Association.

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Mission
21st Century learners are digital natives: they have grown up surrounded by electronic pathways that they may not understand, but they will fearlessly attempt. The modern school library needs to present and explain appropriate choices in both print and online sources, so that students will know how to access, evaluate, and apply these choices to their educational needs. Students at Saint Timothy School will learn that a library is no longer confined to a brick-and-mortar building, but includes vast resources available through online databases. It is also the goal of our library to help every student discover books, authors, and/or subjects that he or she finds stimulating and exciting, thus encouraging a love of reading for pleasure at all ages.