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Shared Foundation VI.
Deborah D. Cooper, Fairfield County Librarian 
Demonstrate Safe, Legal, and Ethical Practices
Librarians support and promote scholars’ commitment and intellectual growth by modeling and explicitly teaching best practices in information and resource use. Mrs. Cooper has what one would call a mixed scheduling system. A mixed schedule consist of her seeing certain classes at a fixed time each week, but also allowing her to have time to have open flex scheduling where teachers can sign up for library time as needed. This is what helps Mrs. Cooper teach how to cite sources,  Easybib, and Works Cited pages. In order to better serve the teachers at her school, she looks at their lesson plans to see how she can help in any way to support their standards. This may include but is not limited to pulling books that match, doing certain read-alouds, and or helping students with certain research topics. She also teaches the teachers about copyright laws so that her school stays in compliance. 
Reflecting on this interview with Mrs. Cooper helps me better understand the ins and outs of a school librarian. It is not only about shelving, circulating books, processing information, and technology, but teaching scholars to thrive, learn, and love how to obtain pertinent information in whatever form is needed.  Key take-aways include “trust takes time”, “change takes five years” so be patient, “learn the collection”, and “listen to the collection”. It is my aspiration to become a phenomenal library teacher/media specialist.

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