School Corps About Us
Who we serve
School Corps services are available to the students, teachers, student teachers and school library staff of Multnomah County.
You may take advantage of all of the School Corps services if you are an educator who works at a school in Multnomah County. If you are an educator who works outside Multnomah County, but are a Multnomah County resident, the School Corps is able to offer limited curriculum support services but is unable to offer presentation services at your school.
You may obtain a personal or educator library card for free if you live in Multnomah County Library's free service area.
Meet the School Corps
Jackie Partch, School Corps Lead Worker
- MLS, University of Arizona
- Formerly youth librarian at the Hollywood library
- Member of the 2012 Theodor Seuss Geisel award committee
- Former member of American Libary Association's AASL/ALSC/YALSA Joint Task Force on School/Public Library Cooperative Activities
- Presenter, 2005 American Library Assocation conference
- Contact: jacquelp@multcolib.org
Kate Houston, School Corps Lead Worker
- MLIS, University of British Columbia
- Formerly youth librarian at the Central Library
- Creator and manager of the Homework Center
- 2003 Sibert Award committee member; 2007 Sibert Award committee chair
- BA, pre-elementary education, Oregon State University
- Contact: kateho@multcolib.org
Cathy Camper, School Corps Librarian
- AMLS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Formerly librarian at Woodstock library
- Worked as a librarian in Minneapolis for over 20 years, in both adult and youth services
- Wrote a science book for kids, Bugs Before Time; Prehistoric Insects and their Relatives
- Co-edits Sugar Needle, a zine about candy
- Does seed art
- Contact: cathyc@multcolib.org
Gesse Stark-Smith, School Corps Librarian
- MLIS, The University of Texas at Austin
- Worked as a school librarian at a Spanish immersion elementary school
- Writes about what she's reading/watching/listening to as part of the library's Embarrassment of Riches blog
- Reviews new books for School Library Journal
- Contact: gesses@multcolib.org
