As a Northside school librarian for 20 years, Rita Kay Driggers
sparked a love of reading and a sense of adventure in hundreds
of children. From the beginning, she defied the stereotype of a
quiet librarian, and her libraries were hubs of activity,
entertainment, and learning for her students. Driggers' own
adventure began soon after graduate school, when she moved to
Puerto Rico to teach at a military school. From there, she went
to the Toul-Rosieres Air Base Elementary School in France, where
she met her husband, Milton, a U.S. Air Force pilot. Milton's
career continued to take them around the world as they raised
their three children. In 1980, the family settled in San
Antonio, and Driggers was hired to be the librarian at Glenn
Elementary School. She would go on to lead the libraries at
Shenandoah (now Howsman), Cody, Elrod, and May elementary
schools. A Rita Kay Driggers library was always warm, inviting,
and stimulating. Her collection of puppets from around the world
inspired students to learn about fa