And these librarians also use social media to connect with authors, especially those of us who have chosen to write for young people. Through the miracle of social media, I can also read their stories on their blogs, and listen in on Twitter as librarians from all over the country discuss their issues and challenges with colleagues who share their passions and their problems. I know this because I've been lucky enough to meet them in person. The school librarian is the one whose passion is to try to reach every single young set of eyes and ears that comes into his or her library, to try and pick that special book to reach that child. The Librarian chooses the books their students need to read, which books will help them to fall in love with reading, which stories they need to be told in order to become more compassionate and caring young people. With a librarian it becomes a magical place, filled with (among other things) typewriting squirrels and gorillas telling us their stories.Īnother reason school librarians are so important is because they are the ones who decide WHICH books fill those shelves. Without the librarian, it is just a room full of books. Something else is essential: the person behind the desk. But to a kid walking in for the first time, a school library a just a room with shelf after shelf of books.
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