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The Life of a Typical Teacher-Librarian

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Have you ever wondered what a teacher-librarian's life is really like?
Check out the timeline below.

6:00-7:00 AM
Wake up.  Find the book I was reading last night somewhere in the bed.  Get up and get ready for school.  Yes, I shower and brush my teeth every morning!
7:00-8:00 AM
Arrive at school.  Check mailbox.  Turn on lights, computers, open the library, collaborate with teachers, help students.  This is always a busy time.  Don't be a teacher-librarian if you can't function in the morning.
8:00-9:00 AM
Teach a lesson on MLA citations and parenthetical documentation to freshmen.
9:00-10:00 AM
Database training for a group of Senior Seminar students.
10:00-11:00 AM
Co-teach a web quest on Of Mice and Men.
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Grab a quick bite to eat (if I'm lucky) while helping students with research, computer problems, homework questions, and manning the Circulation Desk.
12:00-1:00 PM
Help study hall students complete research, answer homework questions, solve technology problems, renew, return, and check out books.  Reshelve books.
1:00-2:00 PM
Book talks to sophomores.
2:00-3:00 PM
Teach students how to format a TriFold brochure using Microsoft Word.
3:00-4:00 PM
School's over, but helping students is not!  Try to get out of here at a decent time today...
4:00-5:00 PM
Head home and walk my dog.
5:00-6:00 PM
Prepare supper, eat, and do dishes.
6:00-7:00 PM
Laundry, cleaning, pay bills...
7:00-8:00 PM
Complete homework for graduate school classes.
8:00-9:00 PM
Yep, I'm still working on homework.
9:00-10:00 PM
Squeeze in a little professional reading from magazines like School Library Journal, VOYA, or Teacher-Librarian.
10:00 PM-6:00 AM
Get in bed and curl up with a good book.   Return to the top and repeat.

Prairie High School Library, College Community School District, 401 76th Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Phone (319) 848-5388




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