Being the Elementary Librarian at Shanghai American School for a decade now, I have learned so much. Every day is a new day to improve and learn from mistakes, and while yes, I might make less than I did as a newbie, I still make them. However, students are a very forgiving audience and they make me want to do better. I am fortunate to have a budget where I am able to cater to new trends, replace popular books when they are too tired to turn their pages anymore and continue to build a diverse collection that represents all readers.

Children RUN into this library, they pull at my arms, talking all at once, telling me how they loved x book, asking me if we have x book, showing me their own writing.

What a wonderful thing is a Library.