This month we recognize Ms. Bernadette Kearney, librarian at J.R. Masterman Middle/High School in Philadelphia. Her nominator wrote, "Bernadette has been our librarian at Masterman for the past 10 years. She exemplifies what a wonderful resource a librarian is for a school. Bernadette has been a librarian for 24 years, so you can image the amount of knowledge she has acquired over the years! She is a member of the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association, the American Association of School Librarians and the Association of Young Adult Library Services. When we needed a list of books that contained earth science themes, Bernadette sent an email blast across the state and within a matter of hours, we had a list of over 60 books! She loves to help teachers to develop units and gather the necessary resources to teach the students. As she told me, “I love research: doing guided inquiry is one of my favorite things to do.” Her other love is matching students to books. She helps them to obtain the necessary information for projects and research, as well as for recreational reading. She is one of the most valuable assets we have here at Masterman and we are all so grateful to have her!"

Congratulations, Bernadette - you clearly are a PAESTAR!