Joan Kearon, Librarian

Joan Kearon splits her day between the Jericho High School Library and the Middle School Library.

Education

Master of Science in Library and Information Science - Palmer School of Library & Information Science- LIU
BS Elementary Education, Library Science Concentration- St. Francis University

Hobbies & Interests

Reading young adult literature and/or listening to books on my iPod.
Try these favorites from the high school library.

Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson, Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier,

Night Fall by Nelson DeMille, Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult.
Try dowloading recorded books from Audible.com or iTunes or the link from the Jericho Public Library.

Middle school students might enjoy these titles:

Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz, Pretties by Scott Westerfeld, Heat by Mike Lupica
Photography - Sunsets on Long Island - The Gates, Central Park - Puerto Rico - Montauk
Kayaking - Shelter Island Kayak Tours, Peconic Paddler

This book about kayaking is available in the high school library.
Needle crafts including needlepoint and crewel. (Crewel work is an ancient form of British needlework using wool embroidery to create a slightly raised feature on a linen background.)

Look for this book in our middle school library.
Knitting - According to a September, 2007 article in Newsweek magazine, "The fastest growing group of knitters are teens and
twentysomethings."

Look for this book in our high school library.

Visiting the Apple store!
Watching the New York Yankees play great baseball!

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