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Seattle School Librarian Honored

There was a group of children in one ofquiet stories that would have remained
the Seattle schools who came up with anin the dark had something bad not
idea. They wanted to turn sad thingshappened. A month ago, Mary Cooper and
into happy things, find the positive inher daughter Susanna Stodden went for a
the negative. The idea came abouthike in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie
because when you are in the third orNational Forest. They were found shot to
fourth grade, life can be sweet onedeath in a double slaying that convulsed
moment, stale candy the next. One of thethe region.
girls in the group, Amy, who just turnedThe unsolved murders particularly hit
11, had a beloved pet bunny named Rogerhome for the children at Decatur AEII
who died. The loss still smarts.ThroughElementary School in North Seattle
their informal club, Amy and her schoolbecause Cooper was their librarian, the
pals—Jasmine, Chloe, Hailey,keeper of their stories, a smiling
Annie, Madi and Naomi—would try toinspirer of their dreams. "Mary in the
turn frowns upside down. The onlyLibrary"—as children sweetly
question was how.christened her—transformed an
The children thought about it. Theyordinary place into an extraordinary
decided that books would become theirspace.
tool for making a difference. School hadOn a recent afternoon the school's
deepened their love of books. Theylibrary was summertime silent. Atop a
respected the power of words on thewood table sat a cardboard box that held
printed page—no small feat in athree dozen books, including one about
television age. Books could offerbrainy bunnies and another about that
stories with powerful messages, theymischievous cooking pot. These were
knew, and such messages could inspire.books—along with "Peter and the
The girls asked people in theirStarcatchers" and others—that
neighborhoods as well as the parents ofCooper had on her wish list.
classmates to donate toasters, baby toysHer wish came true thanks to Amy,
and whatever they could for a big garageJasmine, Chloe, Hailey, Annie, Madi and
sale the first week of June. They raisedNaomi—along with everyone who
$400.pitched in to help these Decatur
The girls bought 36 books. They alreadystudents. After the unthinkable
had a home for them inside theirhappened, the girls got together. They
elementary school library, where onecrafted designs for a bookplate that
wall features a poster from the 1963will go inside each of the new books
March on Washington and another bears abefore school starts. The plate has a
photo of the late Coretta Scott King.sun in one corner, a moon in another. It
Inspired by a school librarian, theyshows an open book with its front and
worked as a team toward a goal.back covers in view. One cover says
It is easy to miss such learning that"Mary" and the other says "Cooper."
occurs regularly in the public schools.Down the spine are three words: "In
Budget woes, school closures andMemory Of. Such a worthy tribute is one
scandals involving high school hoopsway a group of dedicated children is
teams tend to make for juicierforging lasting good out of a lingering
headlines. The book club is one of thosehorror.



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