My name is Mrs. Luann Amodeo and I am pleased to be the Librarian at the Ross Media Center in Margate City, New Jersey.  I began my career in the Margate School District in 1992 as the Assistant Librarian in the Eugene A. Tighe School. Continuing with my education, I graduated in 2001 Cum Laude from the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and in 2007 from New Jersey City University with a Masters in Educational Media.  I am a NJ certified teacher and Media Specialist.   My library experience also includes six years as the Assistant Librarian for the Linwood Public Library and one semester as an Intern at the Stockton College Library where I also served as the student liason to the college's Library Board.  Professionally I serve on several boards including the Atlantic County Library Commission, the Margate School District Curriculum Council, the Margate School Professional Development Committee, and the Special Education Advisory Committee.

    Born and raised in Margate, I am married 35 years to my dear friend and old Margate neighbor, John F. Amodeo.  We are happy to have raised two children; John Charles, Consultant of Information Technology for Rutgers University in New Brunswick and Amy Dee, Teacher of the Handicapped for the Belhaven Avenue School in Linwood, New Jersey.  Father, son, and daughter have all proudly manned the Huntington Avenue beach stretch for the Margate City Beach Patrol and are still very active in the MCBP Alumni Association.

    In my spare time I enjoy traveling, cooking, and sitting on the Huntington Avenue beach READING!!!  My motto in the Ross Media Center is widely embraced by my students.  Written anonymously, It goes like this: "The more you read, the more you know.  The more you know, the smarter you grow.  The smarter you grow, the stronger your voice when speaking your mind or making your choice."   Contact me @ lamodeo@margateschools.org