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Seattle School Librarian Honored

There was a group of children in one of thequiet stories that would have remained in the
Seattle schools who came up with an idea.dark had something bad not happened. A month
They wanted to turn sad things into happyago, Mary Cooper and her daughter Susanna
things, find the positive in the negative.Stodden went for a hike in the Mount
The idea came about because when you are inBaker-Snoqualmie National Forest. They were
the third or fourth grade, life can be sweetfound shot to death in a double slaying that
one moment, stale candy the next. One of theconvulsed  the  region.
girls in the group, Amy, who just turned 11,
had a beloved pet bunny named Roger who died.The unsolved murders particularly hit home
The loss still smarts.Through their informalfor the children at Decatur AEII Elementary
club, Amy and her school pals—Jasmine,School in North Seattle because Cooper was
Chloe, Hailey, Annie, Madi andtheir librarian, the keeper of their stories,
Naomi—would try to turn frowns upsidea smiling inspirer of their dreams. "Mary in
down.  The  only  question  was  how.the Library"—as children sweetly
christened her—transformed an ordinary
The children thought about it. They decidedplace  into  an  extraordinary  space.
that books would become their tool for making
a difference. School had deepened their loveOn a recent afternoon the school's library
of books. They respected the power of wordswas summertime silent. Atop a wood table sat
on the printed page—no small feat in aa cardboard box that held three dozen books,
television age. Books could offer storiesincluding one about brainy bunnies and
with powerful messages, they knew, and suchanother about that mischievous cooking pot.
messages could inspire. The girls askedThese were books—along with "Peter and
people in their neighborhoods as well as thethe Starcatchers" and others—that
parents of classmates to donate toasters,Cooper  had  on  her  wish  list.
baby toys and whatever they could for a big
garage sale the first week of June. TheyHer wish came true thanks to Amy, Jasmine,
raised  $400.Chloe, Hailey, Annie, Madi and
Naomi—along with everyone who pitched
The girls bought 36 books. They already had ain to help these Decatur students. After the
home for them inside their elementary schoolunthinkable happened, the girls got together.
library, where one wall features a posterThey crafted designs for a bookplate that
from the 1963 March on Washington and anotherwill go inside each of the new books before
bears a photo of the late Coretta Scott King.school starts. The plate has a sun in one
Inspired by a school librarian, they workedcorner, a moon in another. It shows an open
as  a  team  toward  a  goal.book with its front and back covers in view.
One cover says "Mary" and the other says
It is easy to miss such learning that occurs"Cooper." Down the spine are three words:
regularly in the public schools. Budget woes,"In Memory Of. Such a worthy tribute is one
school closures and scandals involving highway a group of dedicated children is forging
school hoops teams tend to make for juicierlasting good out of a lingering horror.
headlines. The book club is one of those



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