The School Librarian
Prompted by the question – What do you actually do?I am a …
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
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 2023

About the Writer
Kit Weston
Kit is a primary teacher, enthusiastic reader and creative writer. Time with her class during lock-down (Badgers, you know who you are!) was the kick-start needed to take writing more seriously. Kit is now a librarian and spends a lot of time writing and uniting children with the book that will be ‘The One’ to convert them into avid readers.