Hello everyone, my name is Zoan pronounced (Zo-Ann) Stokes. I am now in my third semester in the MLIS program at USC. My angel grandmother Rosie raised me in Aiken, SC.  I am a graduate of South Aiken High School (go thoroughbreds). I received my bachelors of science in Early Childhood Education from South Carolina State University in Orangeburg SC.  I am also a graduate of The Citadel where I finished with a Masters of Education in Literacy. Most recently, I have been trained in Reading Recovery through Clemson University.  I am the mother of two beautiful daughters (Genesis 11 and Zaida 9) and the wife of a dedicated music educator (Gerard).
 
One of the best educational online tools or apps that I have used recently is myOn a digital book library https://www.myon.com/index.html. I used it this summer when I taught at a summer reading camp with no library.

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