Pennington Represents SPS in United Arab Emirates

Shawnee Public Schools Library Director Cherity Pennington shares strategies for engaging families in student literacy at international American Library Association (ALA) conference

Shawnee Public Schools Director of Library Services and Middle School Librarian Cherity Pennington pauses for a photo in the United Arab Emirates. Pennington was invited to speak at the first ALA Sharjah School Librarians Conference in April. Photo courtesy of Cherity Pennington
Shawnee Public Schools Director of Library Services and Middle School Librarian Cherity Pennington pauses for a photo in the United Arab Emirates. Pennington was invited to speak at the first ALA Sharjah School Librarians Conference in April. Photo courtesy of Cherity Pennington

It was the first conference of its kind and the first time Cherity Pennington got to travel internationally. On April 15-16, the inaugural American Library Association (ALA) Sharjah School Librarians Conference was held at the Expo Centre Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, according to an article in Publisher’s Weekly.

And it was an opportunity for Pennington, the Shawnee Public Schools Director …