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A Thank You to All Librarians!

My favorite place in any school is the media center, or the “liberry” as I lovingly called it when I was in elementary school. I find the knowledge, entertainment, and the quietness to be as delicious as a ripe strawberry freshly picked for enjoyment. (But really it was a speech impediment that caused me to say liberry.) It was my librarian who turned me onto the Bobbsey Twins series, to learning more about Abraham Lincoln, and gave me the passion I have for books today.

But just like a caterpillar turns into a beautiful butterfly, the role of librarian has turned into the all knowledgeable media specialist. When I first became a teacher, I knew the one person who I could count on for information and assistance was my media specialists.

It was my media specialist, Mrs. Floyd, who taught me about the computer and the Internet hidden in a closet my first year of teaching in 1996.

It was my media specialist, Mr. Geddings, who helped me find all my resources for career education when I decided to try my hand teaching middle school business.

It was the media specialists in my district who assisted me as a technology coach in getting the word out about technology and various projects, and helped plan our literature bowl. They were always there to light the path.

Today, I enjoy talking to all of the media specialists who assist with implementing netTrekker d.i. in their school or district. They are the ones who teach how to distinguish a good site from a great site. They are the ones teaching the students how to research properly. They are often the ones who train teachers on how to use the various technologies at their school. Media Specialists wear the hat for encouraging students to read a great book and fostering that love, to finding the right resource, to using technology well.  And many that I know are the best multi-taskers in the world! Their library runs like a well oiled machine, or is as inviting as a field of red berries on a warm summer day.

In honor of the National Library Week, netTrekker d.i. would like to thank all media specialists and librarians – no matter which hat you are wearing – for your dedication to the students and teachers.

For those of you interested in learning more about library skills, check out the Teacher Tools and 21st Century’s ICT Literacy.

Tags: ALA, National Library Week, netTrekker

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