What Does a High School Librarian Do All Day? 

It definitely is my dream job! I am so happy that I get to do something I actually love all day long.

Thank you so much for the nice comment! I love knowing that my video actually helped someone!

Thank you so much! I'm actually rethinking the future of my channel right now. I considering adding a lot more library content. :) Let me know if you have any suggestions for videos you would like to see! Thanks!!

I am leaving the middle school classroom and starting as a high school librarian this fall, so maybe advice for first year librarians?

@@tressyhoofnagle8368 Great question! I'll make a video for that soon... not that I'm an expert by any means lol.

Yes, I'm lucky in that I can do whatever I want. My administration doesn't give me any guidance. In fact, I really have to advocate for the library and show them the importance of what we do. So many schools (including my previous one) keep cutting librarian positions. I also provide them with a quarterly infographic report as well as an end-of-year report; otherwise they would probably have no idea what I do. I try to invite them to programs and fun activities as much as possible. Good luck with starting your degree! I highly recommend checking out Hilda Weisburg's book "Leading for the School Librarian: There Is No Other Option." It changed my life and has made my job so much more enjoyable. I plan on doing a whole video about it soon!

I hope to make much more library content soon! :) I'm so glad that it's helping someone!!

Good point! I'll definitely look into that!

Thank you so much! And I have one library assistant, but she has a lot of other roles in the school but helps with library stuff when she can. I also have 15 student aides (all seniors) throughout the day who help me.

I actually did half a day at elementary my first year as well and now am completely at the high school level. I also work with a librarian who was at the elementary level for many years and just spent her first year at the high school level last year. Let me come up with some tips and check with my coworker as well, and then I'll make a whole video about it! :) But let's just say that my coworker and I agree - high school is definitely where it's at!!!

@@manuscriptsmusickandmore7901 I’m about to complete my 3rd year. Ready to move on for sure! I look forward to the video and appreciate your time!

I actually had quite a few English classes come and do the activity (about 12 classes). Hopefully, I'll have all of the classes come and do it next year! I'm one of the few high school librarians who is lucky enough to have all of our English classes visit the library once a month. :)

I'm in a strange position. Normally, high school librarians don't have regular classes or any kind of fixed schedule. They are purely flexible. However, our English department has every student read one book every month, so each class does come once a month for us to do a fun activity or watch book trailers and check out books. Last year, we had 8 English teachers, so I did have classes 8 out of about 20 school days a month. The other days are purely flexible. I really like the schedule because I actually get to see so many students on a regular basis. This is rare in high schools!

Yep - a high school librarian