Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow: Transitions of the Work But Not the Mission (Feature Article) (Report‪)‬

NEW IDEAS, NEW TECHNOLOGY, NEW METHODS, NEW DEMANDS, NEW BOOKS, NEW KIDS, NEW TEACHERS, NEW BUILDINGS, AND EVEN NEW NAMES--THE LEARNING COMMONS, ANYONE? WHAT IS A TEACHER-LIBRARIAN TO DO TO KEEP UP? WHAT DO WE PASS ON TO NEW PROFESSIONALS? THROUGH ALL THE TRANSITIONS, CHANGE, AND PROGRESS, WHAT STAYS THE SAME--ANYTHING? YES, THE MISSION OF WHAT THE TEACHER-LIBRARIAN DOES--THOUGH HOW THE TL DOES IT IS EVER CHANGING. If you have ever watched Oprah Winfrey interview someone on television or read an interview by her in O Magazine, you have heard her ask her favorite question, "What do you know is true?" The answer to this may hold the key for priority setting for new and experienced professionals alike. What is true, constant, and necessary for a Library Media Program to survive and serve its staff and students? It is that teacher-librarians continue to do just that--serve.