I would like to extend a huge welcome to new Mira Costa students and parents, and a warm welcome back to ongoing students and parents. This year is the second year that we have distributed textbooks during registration, enabling students to get books early, avoid loss of instructional time in classes during the first days of school, and get the library functioning as a library as quickly as possible. I am pleased to report that we were able to remove all the piles of textbooks from the main library area by last Thursday and start inviting students in to use the library as a library by mid-day the second day of school!

A big thank you goes to Cindy Gardner, our main office/textbook clerk; Jessica Curtiss, our library volunteer coordinator; and all our volunteers who participated in making our smooth textbook distribution and quick transition back to the library possible.

The best way to find out all about what the library offers is to come by for a visit! Please come see me soon! In the meantime, you can also check our updated Library Brochure and library orientation video. All Freshmen will get to learn about the library first-hand; I will be conducting two-day orientations for all Freshman English classes this month, starting on Thursday, September 6.

I’m excited to be embarking on my third year at Mira Costa, and committed to making our library program the best of the best!