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Library Media Services
JES Library Mission
To provide an environment which ensures opportunities for students and staff to become effective users of ideas and information and support instruction in order to prepare children for college and careers.
Schedule
- The library is open every morning from 7:05 until 7:30 for open check out.
- Kindergarten - 5th grade students visit the media center either every week or every other week for a library lesson with Mrs. Essary. Students are allowed to check out books during this time.
- Teachers also have the option to set up a time to bring their classes to the library just to check out books as their schedules allow.
Library Media Specialist
Get to Know Mrs. Essary!
I am a wife and mom of four busy kids and this is my tenth year in education! I started in 2008 at Northwoods Elementary in Jacksonville, NC with my Bachelors degree in Elementary Education from the University of North Florida. I taught 3rd grade and Kindergarten during the regular school years and 2nd grade through the summer school program. I received my Masters degree in Reading and Literacy in 2010 and in 2013, I moved into a focused reading position for Kindergarten.
I took several years to stay at home with my children. In 2018, I went back into the classroom as a part time reading tutor at our wonderful Jamestown Elementary when my oldest entered Kindergarten.
I started teaching full time again in 2020 and moved into the media specialist position in 2024!
I am here to support and encourage your child's love of reading and literacy through the different resources offered in our school library! The possibilities are endless! We’re in this together, let’s have fun!