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The Hays Public Library has hired Ashlyn Sager for the position of early literacy coordinator. Sager will be tasked with organizing and leading Storytimes, working with daycares and preschools, and overseeing the early literacy area.
From Colby, Sager attended Fort Hays State University. She majored in interior design, and while in college, she worked at Happy Days Childcare as a teaching assistant. After graduation, she worked as an interior designer in Garden City but wanted to return to childcare. Sager became a PreK teacher at Turning Point Academy before moving back to Hays where she has been the lead PreK teacher at the HaysMed childcare facility run by Bright Minds Academy.
“I’m really wanting to implement a fun and structured learning environment that helps kids get ready for their next big step,” said Sager.
Sager began working at the Hays Public Library on August 19, 2024.