Today's Member of the Month is Jessica Matas. Jessica works at Park View School in Morton Grove, Illinois. She has been a school librarian for 1 year.
We asked Jessica some questions about her experience as a school librarian and we would like to share them with you.
What's your favorite thing about your job as a school librarian?
My favorite thing about being a school librarian is introducing students to new genres.
Name one children's book that you couldn't live without in your library.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Tell us why you decided to join the Elementary Librarian Community. What's your favorite thing about it?
I joined the community as a first year librarian. I have eleven years of teaching middle school but my experience with the younger grades was not as strong.
What's the biggest challenge you're currently facing when it comes to your school library?
If you could give one piece of advice to a brand new school librarian (or someone considering becoming a school librarian), what would it be?
Take it one day at a time. You won't learn every book in the library in the first week.