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Over the course of this subject, I have learnt a lot about what it takes to be a Teacher Librarian. It is hard work. Teacher Librarians have to juggle not only teaching, but also trying to keep literature alive within schools. In today's society of the Internet, DVD, and television this is a hard feat because students, and teachers alike, are looking for quick answers and to be entertained quickly. This, as we know, do not happen easily in fiction and trawling though dust tombs is something that many students do not want to do every time they are looking for an answer.

Teacher Librarians are the most adaptive on a school campus. From when technology was introduced into schools in the 80's to creating websites for their own school library, they are the people to see if you have a problem with surfing the information highway. This skills is over looked by staff and students who usually go to the first website that they come across when entering a topic into a search engine.

Teacher Librarians are a useful tool to have around a school, though their talents go mostly unnoticed by the staff and students around them. If libraries are to survive schools they must use this resource to its full capacity.