Role of Teacher Librarian

- supports the use of resources (e.g., books, electronic information, print, fiction and non-fiction, on-site and off-site), UNESCO

- librarians and teachers work together - colloboratively to increase student achievement (UNESCO)

collaborates with administrators, students and parents
- librarian offers services to EVERYONE (regardless of age, religion, gender, etc.) (UNESCO)....this accordance to United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Freedoms (UNESCO)
- librarian acting as a liaison between school and community

- managing library

planning, organizing and budgeting the library

Be flexiable

-willingly to try new things

- seek the "new" (e.g., in technology, books, interests. etc.)

- go with the flow - for example, what are students interested in?

- be open-minded, non-judgemental towards teachers, assume positive intentions

Be innovative

- supporting students be critical thinkers by evaluating the information

- encouraging the enjoyment of reading and learning (UNESCO)

- promoting reading, resources, services available (UNESCO)

- librarian continues professional training (UNESCO)

- incorporates technology