EDUCATOR                                                                                                                              

• Tomball Independent School District         1983 - 2011 - Teacher, 1st & 5th; Librarian PK-5
• Aldine Independent School District             1975 - 1976 - Teacher, 2nd Grade
• North Forest Independent School District    1974 - 1975 - Teacher, 2nd Grade
• Abilene Independent School District           1974 - Paraprofessional

AUTHOR, CONSULTANT/TRAINER & CHILDREN'S LITERACY PROGRAMS

Author

• Professional articles:  Library Media Connection & Library Sparks  2003 – Present
• Columnist:  Library Sparks Magazine, Sparklers - Aug 2004 – May 2005
• Professional Book Series – Collaborative Bridges I, II & III - 2005,  2006                         
• Professional Book:  Library Lessons for Little Ones - 2009

Consultant/Trainer for Staff Development for PK - 5th - 50+ Presentations

• Amercian  Association of School Librarians (2012)
• Arkansas Dept. of Health - Division of Comprehensive Health Education
• Arkansas Tech University
• Blue Willow Book Shop (Houston, Texas)
• Clear Creek (Texas) Cooperative of Professional Educators
• Clear Creek ISD (Texas)
• Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District (Texas)
• Frog Street Press
• Greater Houston Area Puppetry Guild
• Fort Bend ISD (Texas)
• Houston ISD
• Spring Branch ISD (Texas)
• La Jolla ISD (Texas)
• Lamar Consolidated ISD (Texas)
• Lone Star Community College (formerly North Harris Community College)
• Northside ISD (San Antonio, Texas)
• Lavaca School District (Arkansas)
• Paris School District (Arkansas)
• Pearland ISD (Texas)
• Region 4 Education Service Center (Texas)
• Region 5 Education Service Center (Texas)
• Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, Texas)
• St. Anne's Catholic School (Tomball, Texas)
• Texas Assoc. of School Administrators - Library Coordinators
• Texas Library Association
• Tomball ISD (Texas)

Children's Literacy Programs: Literature for Laughing, Learning & Loving - 150+ Programs

• Aldine ISD
• Barnes & Noble
• Camp Janus: Texas Camp for Burned Children
• Chapelwood United Methodist Church
• Conroe ISD
• Converse Public Library (Converse, Texas)
• Cypress Fairbanks ISD
• Fort Bend ISD
• Friendswood Library (Friendswood, Texas)
• Goddard School
• Grove Hill Elementary (Grove Hill, Alabama)
• Harris County Public Library System (Texas)
• Houston Public Library System - 25+ branch programs
• Katy ISD
• Klein ISD
• Lamar Consolidated ISD
• Liberty ISD
• Liberty Municipal Library
• Magnolia ISD
• Mesquite ISD
• Montgomery County Public Library System (Texas)
• Pearland ISD
• Salem Lutheran School (Tomball, TX)
• Silsbee Performing and Visual Arts Council (Texas)
• Spring Branch ISD
• Spring ISD
• St. Paul's Christian School (Brenham, Texas)
• Tomball ISD
• Waller ISD

PROFESSIONALISM                                                                                                                  

Brian Selznick, author and illustrator plus the winner of the Caldecott Medal for The Invention of Hugo Cabret (which became the award winning movie, Hugo) wrote this about my Library Sparks article, Seasons of Selznick, c/October 2009:   "The follow up projects for the students using my other books are really amazing."     

• Northwood High School Alumni Hall of Fame - 2009
• Texas Library Assoc. Convention, Bluebonnet Award Luncheon Co-Chair  2000
• Tomball Independent School District
• Clearly Outstanding/Exemplary Evaluations:  Librarian 22 yrs & A+ Teacher Award 1986

Professional Organizations

• American Association School Librarians 2004-2007       
• American Library Association 2004 - 2007                                                                      
• Association for Texas Professional Educators  1983 - 2003
• Delta Kappa Gamma  1991 - 1995
• Greater Houston Area Puppetry Guild   1980’s - Present
• National Assoc. for the Preservation & Perpetuation of Storytelling  1991 - 1993
• Puppeteers of America, Inc.   1991 - 2006
• Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators   2001 - Present
• Texas Library Assoc.1980 - Present                                                                                   
• Tomball Professional Educators 1983 - 2003

Education

• University of St. Thomas - post graduate class  
• Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX  1987-1988 - Master’s Degree Library Science
• Washburn University of Topeka, Kansas  1971 -1972 - Bachelor’s Degree Elem. Education
• University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas - undergraduate 1969-1971

Aileen Kirkham                   13211 Lost Creek Road           Tomball, Texas 77375                

www.aileenkirkham.com              281.357.1192                akirkham4u@hotmail.com

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