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Things I Have Learned as a School Librarian

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My new job is fantastic I love all the books and figuring out how to organize the library. In my short time I have been a school librarian I have learned a few things. I would like to share my list with you. Captain Underpants and Diary of a Wimpy Kid are so popular that I always have a copy needing repair. Hardcover picture books, despite being small, hurt like hell when they fall on your foot. There are always books that need to be checked in. ( I should have thighs of steel by the end of the year from all the squating) Kids no matter how many times you tell them otherwise will always put books back on the shelf instead of in the book drop. The existence, and popularity of Mo Willems, Pete the Cat, and Peter H. Reynolds. We have too many books and not enough shelves. So many books I want to read, but not enough time. The Pinkalicious series is never on the shelf. The books I loved as a child are no longer popular. (Baby Sitters Club, Boxcar Children, Nancy Drew) We hav