Jones has experienced some difficulties along the way that have prevented her from becoming a librarian. I feel like she’s got that whole resilience and grit factor going that you just can’t deny how much hard work she puts into the things that she does.” Like I said, she just sets a goal and she will pretty much stop at nothing to achieve it. “She is seriously one of the hardest workers I know,” Johnson said.

Her fellow English teacher, Kristen Johnson, was the first person at FHN who Jones told about her goal. According to Jones, everyone has been supportive of her goal and to some it’s no surprise. “I love discussing books with students and finding books that they enjoy so I’m really just getting more hours for myself to feel more prepared,” Jones said. Jones passed the certification test two years ago and since then has been getting hours shadowing other librarians. She felt the call to become a librarian, also known as a media specialist, around three years ago and has been working toward her goal ever since. She currently teaches English for juniors and seniors.

Jones has been an English teacher for 17 years and has loved the job. “Books hold power and words hold power and I love that as much as I love technology and I think it’s important, I don’t want us to ever forget about books,” Jones said. Now that admiration for books has helped to dream up another goal: to become a librarian. That love for books is part of the reason Dawn Jones became an English teacher.

They make her laugh, make her cry, make her happy. Books have always been a part of her life.

Dawn of the brave books