Joyce Valenza published a blog post entitled: "What librarians make: A response to Dr. Bernstein and an homage to Taylor Mali" .

It's an excellent statement about all things library. One statement I particularly love is: "I am here to introduce young people to a rich world of books and literature, options they can select themselves.  I am here to see the joy on a kid’s face when she shares that she loved the book she borrowed last week.  The one she stayed up all night reading."

Then, not long after, Marie Slim, a southern California school librarian made her own homage to Joyce's post in creating the following video.... and while I don't usually publish video... this one absolutely says it all: