brevard elementary Media Center
Mrs. Cali
School Library Media Specialist
**Pre-K and EC and Kindergarten and First Sub Plan
***Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Sub Plan
Media Center Presentation How to use Destiny
The BES Library Program
Our students enjoy weekly visits to the media center with lessons designed to instill a love of reading, to enhance Common Core classroom lessons, and to inspire life-long learning. Visits include checking out materials, practicing information literacy, and exercising digital citizenship. Beginning the 2020-2021 school year, we will follow the International Society for Technology In Education Standards for Students.
We are Reading at Bes!!!
Number of Books Checked Out Last Year: 18,000 books
Average Weekly Checkout: 450 books
Number of Copies of Books: 14,282
Number of Patrons: 541
Battle of the Books
Our school library and the county library have the current list of books to read.
About Me
Mrs. Cali has had the honor of sharing her love of learning and reading with the children of Western North Carolina for over 26 years. In 2006 and 2016, she was honored to receive the Media Coordinator of the Year for Transylvania County. Other honors include the Transylvania County Rotary Teacher of the Year award and the Haywood County Creative Teacher of the Year award. Mrs. Cali is the author of The Nature of Study Skills (K-5) (Mar*Co Products), Creatures of Character: A Complete Character Education program (K-5) (Mar*Co Products) and Library Mania: Games and Activities For Your Library (K-5) (Upstart Books). She has authored and been the recipient of several grants to promote digital literacy and STEAM related activities including the NC School Library Read To Succeed Grant, Transylvania County Schools Education Foundation Grant, Haywood County Bright Ideas Grant, and the Lowe's Toolbox for Education Grant. When Mrs. Cali is not at school, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters, gardening, hiking, and of course reading in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains.
Contact Information
Phone: 828-884-2001
Email: ccali@tcsnc.org
Degrees & Certifications
MLIS School Library Media Licensure, University of North Carolina Greensboro
M.A. Ed. School Counseling, Western Carolina University