Hello!

I am Rob Sandness,  the librarian for grades K-12 and an intervention instructor at Flasher Public School.

Bismarck is my hometown. After graduating from Bismarck High, I attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, where I graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor's degree in secondary English education. I've been a substitute teacher in Bismarck for several years. I also taught English in Zeeland, ND, for grades 7-12 for three years. In 2017, I earned my Master's degree online in education with a concentration on library and information technologies through Valley City State University. During the summer I'm working at Fort Lincoln State Park as a historic interpreter at the Custer House and at the On-a-Slant Village  I also serve as a creative designer and host for the Haunted Fort, which takes place on weekends in October. I still live in Bismarck, so I make the commute every morning, but listening to music, podcasts, and audiobooks during the drive helps.

When you enter the library, you can tell right away that I like Harry Potter, but I enjoy reading other kinds of books as well. I believe that reading is magic, and I hope to inspire a love of reading among the students here at Flasher. I hope to provide students with a meaningful and useful education as well as a positive and comfortable experience in the library. By doing so, I aim to make the library seem like a place for students to feel welcome anytime, especially when they need to find information and/or something fun to read.

I get to meet each grade K-6 twice a week. The first time is for Library Skills, when I teach lessons related to using the library and research skills. The second time is when they come to the library to check out books.