Mrs. Arata has been a librarian with FCUSD for 4 years.  You might recognize her from Oak Chan Elementary or Folsom Middle School.  She has a lifelong passion for libraries and loves passing that on to students.  She is married to Mr. Arata and has a son, Luke, and daughter, Regan.  She also believes that the library is integral to Secondary learning and strives to help students succeed at every level.

Her goals for students this year are:

1)  To foster the love of reading not just for study but for FUN too! 

2)  To enhance research skills and be a guide to students for supplemental learning in the online classroom.

ODDs 'N ENDs:

-Mrs. Arata grew up on a farm in Nebraska.  (Yep, she can milk a cow)

-She is a veteran of the 43rd Army National Guard Band (she's a percussionist and vocalist)

-She was a Flight Attendant with United Airlines

-Her given name is 'Julie'