A recent post on the AASL Blog made me cheer and worry at the same time. Blogtator describes a problem that has been facing our profession for some time– the disposable librarian . Blogtator writes: Occasionally, other professionals quietly refer to negative impact of Disposable Librarians with the Walt Kelly quote, “We have met the enemy and he is us.” These are the people who are more about collections and things than education or people. They are the people who would not dream of writing a lesson plan or teaching a lesson; who would never bend a circulation policy: who focus on collections instead of students; and think of teachers as troublesome annoyances that will interfere with library operations if permitted…after all they are the librarian, not a teacher. This post is about waking up the “yeah, but. . .” folks. We meet them far too often. I hope it begins courageous conversations that absolutely need to happen. I hope graduate school classes will discuss it and that students considering old model practice will reconsider their choice of career. I hope it helps administrators understand who may need to be awakened and who may need to be let go.  I hope it helps administrators understand WHO NOT TO HIRE. This is an amazing time of change and growth for teacher-librarians. It is a time for librarians to lead or get out of the way. More on the “yeah, but” folks: McLeod, Hugh. The GapingVoid http://www.gapingvoid.com/greatideas11112.jpg (Creative Commons)