ALLISON PARK, PA, February 24, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Eleanor B. Howe has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Ms. Howe always knew that she wanted to be a teacher; she viewed education as a core value. For more than two decades, she excelled as a librarian and educator whose students always came first. To improve reading skills at the elementary school level she promoted leisure reading in all grades and created story hours that students enjoyed while she developed their listening comprehension skills. As a high school librarian she continued to promote leisure reading while developing a course in research and online search skills and supporting research projects by providing students with tools, skills, resources, and guidance so that they did not feel alone or lost in their studies. She strongly believes in always doing your best and enabling others to do their best and succeed.
Now retired, she concluded her career as the librarian for Pine Richland High School in Gibsonia, PA after previously coming to prominence as a librarian for Washington Park School in Washington, PA and Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh, PA; in each school she actively contributed to student learning. Other noteworthy roles held in Ms. Howe's career include library intern for Franklin & Marshall College, substitute teacher for public schools in Lancaster County, and secretary for Gardner Investments. She was deeply gratified to receive a letter from the assistant superintendent saying that her library department K-12 curriculum Directional Report of 2004 was the best Directional Report ever submitted. In recognition of her professional excellence she was invited to join Beta Phi Mu International Library Science Honor Society in 1993, and in 1998 she was nominated and accepted as a participant in the Library Leadership Institute at Snowbird. In addition, she was selected for inclusion into Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who of America, and Who's Who in the World.
Before establishing herself professionally, Ms. Howe graduated college as a scholarship student and then focused on her family, placing a high priority on nurturing her two children both before and after becoming a single parent in 1982. She later prepared for her career by investing in her education. Building on her Bachelor of Arts from Vassar College in 1963, she earned a Master of Science in Library Science from Clarion University in 1993 and a Master of Education from Millersville University in 1994. In addition, she became a certified social studies teacher, a certified school librarian, and a certified elementary education teacher. To stay at the top of her field, Ms. Howe became a member of the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association, the American Library Association, and the International Association of School Librarianship. In addition, she has taken on career opportunities outside of her profession to increase her contributions to her field. She has served as an adjunct instructor for the department of library science at Clarion University, an editor for the annual proceedings of the International Association of School Librarianship, a staff member for the Learning and Media journal of the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association, and chair of the research special interest group for the International Association of School Librarianship. She has both published works and presented sessions on the local, state, national, and international levels.
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