Mrs. Aszkler

For this month's teacher spotlight for the Blue Devil Beat, I interviewed our school librarian Mrs. Aszkler. Every time I’m in the library she is always so sweet and understanding which is why I think everyone should learn more about her.

Mrs. Aszkler grew up in Medina and went out of state for college to Miami University in Ohio. She then moved to Buffalo where she finished her undergraduate and Master's degrees at the University of Buffalo. Mrs. Aszkler originally wanted to work in a museum and was planning on going for a Master’s degree in museum studies. She ended up volunteering at the Buffalo Museum of Science in the science anthropology department. While volunteering, she met someone who had a Masters in library science and she became interested. She soon realized how she could use her love of books and care for children to teach them many subjects.

Mrs. Aszkler has been working at Kenmore West for seven years and her favorite part of teaching is the students. She explained how she loves interacting with people and seeing students get excited about reading or learning new concepts and ideas. She also likes to hear students’ perspectives on the world and shared how it helps her grow as a learner and person. When asked if Mrs. Aszkler has some advice for students, she replied to stay curious. She further explained how it is extremely important to be curious and not to be dulled by the bad but to focus on the good and how curiosity can apply not only to academics but to the people around you. Earlier in March, Mrs. Aszkler won a Best of West trophy for “Outstanding Employee Of The Month.”

In Mrs. Aszkler's free time, she has a very wide variety of interests. She loves to read and is currently reading Jane Jacobs: Champion of Cities, Champion of People by Rebecca Pitts and her favorite book is One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez. She also loves to garden and has a lot of plants in her house and around the library at school. Her favorite plant is a pothos; she has had one since 1999, which she named George.

Mrs. Aszkler really is a wonderful librarian, and if you ever have any free time during the school day I would highly recommend going down to the library to say hello and see what her classroom has to offer.