This book is a collection of writings that highlight the central importance that the work of teacher-librarians do in schools.

Electronic reproduction.

Introduction -- Becoming and being a teacher-librarian librarian -- Surviving your first year as a teacher-librarian -- A love affair with teacher librarianship -- The complex role of the teacher-librarian -- Teacher-librarians and their spaces and places -- A library by any other name -- Making it happen @ the library -- Beyond our walls: what teacher-librarians can learn from public libraries -- Teacher-librarians becoming and being instructional partners -- Teacher librarians as inquiry learning leaders -- Teacher-librarian and teacher collaboration -- The role of the school library in supporting Montessori education -- Historical thinking: 21st century social studies and the teacher-librarian -- Teacher-librarians becoming and being technology leaders -- Teacher-librarians as technology leaders -- Building a participatory virtual library -- Building capacity for technology in teachers -- Teacher-librarians becoming and being literacy leaders -- Cultivating a reading culture sowing the seeds of success for every student -- Free voluntary reading and the role of the school library -- Engaging boys in reading through the school library program -- Power up! Reading instruction and your school library program -- Teacher-librarians and school library collections -- Building a school library program that meets the needs of LGBTQ students -- Supporting social justice through collection development -- Literacy goals and school library -- Literacy goals and school library collections -- Teacher-librarians becoming and being school leaders -- Professional development with a qualified teacher-librarian -- Teacher-librarians supporting literacy teachers as leaders -- Parents as partners in the development of information literacy -- Teacher-librarians as information literacy leaders -- Being a leader in blended learning.