This year I’ll be starting my third year as an elementary librarian at a school new to me. My first two years were awesome! I had free reign to dream and do anything I wanted, and I learned so much about how to develop and manage a library program, and I really developed a style that I felt good about. I got my new position when a well-loved and well-respected librarian decided it was time to retire. Needless to say, being the new girl on the block is going to be a challenge. Not only am I unsure of exactly how my predecessor ran the library day-to-day, I’m unsure about what expectations the administrators, teachers and students will have for our daily activities. Do they want me to read to their classes every day, coordinate the administration of AR tests, conduct specific research projects, continue traditional programs, and if I should continue traditional programs, what are they? In the 21 st Century, the role of librarian, and especially the role of
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