Vickie Blankenship is starting her 26th year as a school librarian. Currently Vickie is the Media Specialist/Digital Lead Teacher at Asheville Primary School. Mrs. Blankenship earned her Bachelor's degree from Western Carolina University in Elementary Education in 1993. She earned her Master's degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in 1994. She ls married to Burton, who is the Physical Education Teacher at North Cove Elementary in McDowell County. They have one son Avery.