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 A school community is an ecosystem in which all members are dependent on each other. Teacher-librarians occupy their own niche and are an integral part of the learning community. In recent years, the advent of technology has caused a change in the ecosystem and teacher-librarians have begun to evolve and adapt to meet the new needs of their community. My Vision of the Future for Teacher-Librarians: I envision a future in which teacher-librarians have sufficient time and support to meet the needs of all members of the school community. They use their knowledge and expertise to evaluate, purchase, and share age and curricular- appropriate resources in print, audio, and digital formats. Teacher-librarians create an inviting physical and on-line space for students to freely access without overly-restrictive filters and in which their right to information and privacy are respected. They collaborate with teachers to develop lessons and inquiry projects that foster the growth of students’ traditional and informational technology literacies. Teacher-librarians provide opportunities for students to explore and demonstrate the rights and responsibilities associated with digital citizenship. They implement the use of school, district, and provincial frameworks to ensure equity and strive to lessen the digital divide among colleagues and students by modeling and teaching the use of technology through cross-curricular integration. Teacher-librarians are life-long learners who participate in and facilitate effective professional development. 