FIVE QUESTIONS WITH...
Five Questions With...
Dionne De Lancy Although Librarian Dionne De Lancy isn’t physically in the school’s library this year, that’s not stopping her from helping students at Gaynor foster a love of reading. Starting her librarianship career at the New York Public Library, Ms. De Lancy decided she wanted to try something new. After working at a charter school for a time, she joined Gaynor in September 2013 and quickly became a part of the fabric of the school. We sat down with Ms. De Lancy for the latest installment of our “Five Questions With…” series to learn more about how she started working at Gaynor and what she loves most about being the school’s librarian.
How did you find yourself at Gaynor? Before Gaynor, I worked at a charter school, and that school was going through some transitions, so I decided to seek some other opportunities. I saw that Gaynor had a position open, and I read about the school, and I liked what I read — checking out their website and reading about the school, how it was started and everything. I decided to apply, and the rest is history.
What made you decide to be a school librarian? I used to work at the New York Public Library before, so I started out in public librarianship, which I really loved. But after a while, I just wanted to do something a little different. I thought I would try a school, because while working in the New York Public Library, I also worked with schools in my region. I had a good relationship with a lot of the teachers and the students who would come with their classes for scheduled appointments, but also kids in the community schools that would come and use the libraries in the neighborhoods in which I worked. I just wanted to see what working in a school would be like, so I decided to try that. 6
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