Teacher librarians (TL) must adapt to changing conditions or face extinction. That is the message in Karen Bonanno’s Key Note address titled “A professional at the tipping point: Time to change the game plan” at the ASLA conference (as cited in O’Connell(?), n.d.).  Bonanno conveys that teacher librarians must take the “glass half full” approach, to work within the boundaries, be pro-active, change with developments, be aware of learners and keep current.  In particular, to be successful, TLs should follow what she calls the “Five Finger Approach” which makes them a valuable and relevant asset. Powerfully, Bonanno re-iterates throughout the video that “The rhetoric must engage with the audience”.

References

O’Connell, J, (n.d.) 3.2 The Role of Teacher Librarian, 3. The Role of Teacher Librarian (TL), Retrieved from https://interact2.csu.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_42380_1&content_id=_2633957_1&mode=view