The School Librarian
Prompted by the question – What do you actually do?I am a …
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Book finder
Overdue reminder
Author discoverer
Child motherer
Discussion leader
Story reader
Title scanner
Event planner
Argument diffuser
Cheek refuser
Stock unpacker
Shelf stacker
Word player
‘Shhhhhhh’ sayer
Book stamper
Argument dampener
Public speaker
Book seeker
Tear wiper
Review writer
Preconception shaker
Suggestion maker
Book producer
Smile inducer
Nose blower
Seed sower
Book retriever
Avid reader
Idea floater
Reading promoter
Library mother
Reading lover
This poem is copyright (©) Kit Weston 2024
About the Writer
Kit Weston
Former primary teacher and school librarian, Kit is an enthusiastic reader and creative writer, who runs poetry workshops for children. Living in The Garden of England, she takes inspiration from everything – though the natural world and the children she is privileged to teach do feature. Her poetry has appeared here (The Dirigible Balloon), Parakeet Magazine and has been used in schools from Tonbridge to Bristol! One of her poems has recently been translated into Croatian on behalf of JAR a Juvenile Arthritis Research charity, very close to her heart! You can find her @Kit_weston1.
