Role of Teacher-Librarian

Provide information and ideas

The library is the hub of all school and is equipped with multiple resources. The teacher librarian should stay current in his/or her practice in proposing new services for student that will aid them in them in their learning of new information and ideas.

Caring

Develop imagination

Providing learning spaces and materials in the library that enable students to think, build and create. To challenge their current thinking and develop new ways of thinking.

Team Player

Working collaboratively with fellow teachers, support staff, administration, and parents to help collaborate the best form of education possible for students.

Approachable

Assist in developing life long learning skills

By staying current with the times and trends in learning, teacher librarians model to students how to be life long learners and how to respond positively to changes in resource services. Assisting students to continue to enjoy positive changes in education and experiment with their own learning.

Cultivate responsible citizens

By organizing school activities for students to participate in that promote cultural sensitivity and all the while maintaining the library and educating students on respecting the learning materials provided, and teaching how to be responsible students online and in the learning commons of the school library.

Friendly

Technology

Taking the experimental approach to proposing new services and ideas in the library for students and educators to try, to help move learning forward in the 21st century.

Knowledgeable

Organization

Keeping the library as organized and up to date with current resources and materials, that are most relevant to students learning needs and that reflect the culture of the students in the school community.