Must Be Nice!

I provide the teachers’ planning time,

I sub when there’s a need,

I cover recess duty –

Always working at top speed.

So when another teacher,

Or a parent or a kid,

Says, “Must be nice to read all day!”

I really flip my lid.

Not only do I manage

A large facility,

I teach the kids and lead the staff

In after school PD.

I order all the resources

And shelve and weed them, too.

(After they’ve been processed

And catalogued when new).

I also use my time

To analyze and plan

To ensure the school curriculum

Is supported best I can.

Yes, I also read,

But usually that’s at night,

Since all day long I work

To make your future bright.

Join me in my calling,

Be a library teacher, too,

Then you will know the joy and sweat

Shared by a special few.

From Must Be Nice! Poems Only School Librarians Will Understand