Primary Sources Starter Pack for Teachers: ABOUT

Connie Williams, MLS, NBCT, is the Petaluma History Room Librarian with the Sonoma Co. Library. She was a Teacher Librarian with Petaluma City Schools for 28 years and Librarian at Santa Rosa Junior College. She presents and writes on the topics of using government information and primary sources, inquiry, library advocacy, literacy, and question-building. She is the author of the book: Understanding Government Information: a Teaching Strategies Toolkit for Grades 7-12;  and is co-author with Blanche Woolls of Teaching Life Skills in the Library: Career, Finance and Civic Engagement in a Changing World . She most recently authored a chapter on the National Park Service in the book: What Can U.S. Government Information Do for Me?    She hosts the Primary Source Starter Kit for Teachers (because every subject has a history) at chwms.libguides.com.