For the Love of Books and Kids
How Patti Yetter cultivates a love of reading in students of all ages. by Charlie Ramseyer
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ny student who has journeyed through Wichita Collegiate School for any length of time knows that reading is bedrock to our educational experience. As a school, we work hard to create a love of reading in our youngest Spartans that carries through to our oldest. And our Librarian Patti Yetter is there for the journey from the start. When I asked Mrs. Yetter what led her to her current role as the Early Childhood and Lower School Librarian, she glanced around the Sheldon Coleman Library with such love in her eyes that I almost thought that was her answer. But then she looked back at me and said, “I love books and I love kids.” And with Mrs. Yetter, you quickly know, it truly is that simple. Mrs. Yetter’s first association with Collegiate actually came as a parent. Her son, Jansen, started attending in the 4th
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grade, graduating in 2008. As she watched him grow up on our campus, she saw the pieces of the school that make it such a wonderful place, while acknowledging that even in this special environment, many of our students are still looking for their own special place here. After joining the faculty as a 2nd Grade teacher in 2015, she made it her intent to create that space for them. She first joined the faculty as a long-term substitute for