So I have been a serious library student for...4 days, and I love it. I am enjoying everything I am learning in my class and I can completely see myself going for world domination through libraries.
Yesterday, in my Introduction to the Library and Information Profession course, Sue Kowalski, a local middle school media specialist, spoke with our class. She strives to be active in all facets of the school community from organizing a flash mob dance to boost faculty morale at the end of another crazy school year to the support she gave for the Talent(less) Show she let the students put on in her space. I like that she makes her library a kid-centered facility. She believes the students can do anything as long as you support them. I agree that you have to put yourself out there and be an active part of the school community. School librarians get such a bad wrap because so many faculty are unaware of what the job of a school librarian entails. It's far from sitting at a circulation desk all day. I will leave this reflection with a point Sue emphasized throughout her presentation: The three most important values for school librarianship are "leadership, initiative, and fun."
(Sue Kowalski, personal communication)
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