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My name is Sarah FitzHenry, and I am not your average librarian.

I believe that books and libraries are critical tools for helping to create the next generation of citizens and leaders that will shape our future.

Librarians have power to change the world, one reader at a time – and I am here to work.

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Mr. Fitz: The unsung hero between the shelves. #librarianhusband #likeaninstagramhusband #butnerdier

Hangin’ with my friends at @alakazamtoys, reading about poop and eating crickets. How was your Friday night?! 💩 🦗 #bestjobever #poop

EXPLICIT ➡️ I know, I can touch, I see... IMPLICIT ➡️ I think, I’m guessing, it seems like... Loved talking implicit vs explicit observations in graphic novels with my readers this week. Can you believe how much information they got from ONE PAGE of Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey by Nick Bertozzi?? Each week I see readers spending more time and care on their reading of graphic novels, and in turn getting more and more from the art and dialogue. Teaching graphic novels is one of my favorite library transformations year after year. #graphicnovel #middleschool #library #librarian #teachersofinstagram #teacher

WAIT.... WE’RE EATING WHAT⁉️⁉️ See you tomorrow at 5:30 PM at @alakazamtoys on the Downtown Mall for a truly REVOLTING READALOUD (....plus more excellent faces from yours truly). 🤢🤢 PS: Be sure to come hungry...! 🦗🥴🤮

Self checkout is BACK! After a bumpy couple of years (filled with lots of lost books and oops-I-checked-it-out-to-my-friend and what-do-you-mean-I-never-checked-it-out-at-all) I admitted librarian defeat and pulled our self checkout station...and our circulation plummeted. After all, what’s more important to a middle schooler than independence, trust, and privacy? So after some brainstorming, we’re back in action and better than ever. The new touchscreen makes navigation easy with no mouse. The binder means no troublesome name typing, just scanning. Attached speakers make it easy to hear if there’s an issue. And the bullseye (hopefully) means I won’t be tripping over any more scanners left lying around. My test subjects have been so excited, I know I made the right move! Do you use self checkout in your library? What makes your system work? #library #schoollibrarian #middleschool #selfcheckout #iteachmiddleschool

Today our division Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion lead us as a K-4 Faculty in taking implicit bias tests. We started by talking about the definition of implicit bias and acknowledging that this work is uncomfortable and important. Then she gave us time to take our tests and sit to reflect on our results. I think often of my favorite quote, by Maya Angelou: “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” I’m feeling grateful for afternoons spent on this critical, challenging work, with colleagues that help me dig in to what comes next: How does this impact my students? How can I recognize my biases, work to understand them, and be better?

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