Not So Distant Future

When I was completing the Edublog Awards, I realized how few “new” bloggers I promote or read regularly.  (In fact, one of the things that appeals to me about the awards is that it brings so many new blogs to my attention).  Recently, this blog from the “new school librarian” Melissa Corey cut through the “internet clutter” and caught my eye.   A self-proclaimed geek with a human touch, in her profile, she beautifully describes what a “new school librarian” looks like:

Yes, I am new on the job.  But I also bring a new perspective to the job.  I see the importance of information in the lives of today’s populous.  I simply use new ways of meeting these needs.  Our collection is smaller but of higher quality.  Our facility is remodeled to be user-friendly.  Our use of technology reaches the user on their terms, on their time.  It’s a new philosophy of school librarianship.  I am a new school librarian.

For her honest and well-written accounts of her efforts as a new librarian and blogger, I’d like to honor The New School Librarian’s blog for Best New Blog in the Edublog Awards.  I look forward to reading more from her!