Why I Am Here: A school librarian’s creed

Why I Am Here: A school librarian’s creed

I really enjoyed reading this article for my Motivating 21st Century Learning class and was completely inspired. The author, a school librarian, really exemplifies the purpose of the library. I can't believe a school superintendent would suggest to eliminate the requirement of a full time librarian in every high school; especially stating it was "antiquated." We need librarians more than ever in the information age; reading these types of statements simply shocks me because I can't believe how naive and ignorant people can be when it comes to actually knowing the purpose of the library and the role of the librarian.

Update

There's a winter storm brewing outside; and schools are closed for the day. So I decided to take this time to update readers on my winter break happenings as well as the start of a new semester. I have enjoyed my volunteer experiences at the local public library. I've gotten to sort through donations, shelve materials, and organize periodicals. I have also become well acquainted with most of the library staff. They are discussing assigning me to a different variety of projects to meet my educational needs. I am going to get to help plan some of the children's story hours! I am very excited for that opportunity. On Monday, the library will be holding a mini golf tournament within its walls and I am excited to be volunteering! I also applied for a library clerk position in the same library. I hope I get it; I miss working in libraries! I will also be meeting with the interim director of the local academic library to discuss my internship there in the fall. I am thinking about what I would like to focus on… I enjoy working with circulation tasks, and I also would love to work with their Teacher Resource Center. I am still on the fence deciphering how I feel about conducting reference work; perhaps I will see if I can experiment with that a couple hours a week… So many ideas! In other news, my spring semester classes are online this week. I am very excited for this semester to be taking great classes with great professors! I am taking IST613- Library Planning, Marketing, and Assessment; and IST 663- Motivating 21st Century Learning. I will be taking IST 613 on campus so I cannot wait to collaborate with library friends, old and new, on a project working with a real-live library. I also hope to teach some of my lesson plan assignments for IST 663 to a real class by possibly asking local school librarians if I could test my lessons on their students. So many exciting things are already happening at the beginning of this semester and I only hope they keep getting better!