Case Study No. 1141: "When I Become a Librarian"

When I Become a Librarian (Librarian Movie)
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Inspired by Marco Torres' 2001 "Teacher Movie." Created by different-thinking librarians in Mid-Del Public Schools on 8-9-10, all in about two hours. Collaboratively scripted with Etherpad, shot with an iPhone, edited with iMovie, and published with a Mac. Royalty free music courtesy of incompetech.com.

Special thanks to Lee Ann, Angela, Sandy A, Susan, Regina, Sandy Az, Kristi, Jamie, Mary, Michelle, Peggy, Cassi, Debbie, Rhonda, and Andrea.

Facilitated by
Wesley Fryer: www.speed ofcreativity.org

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When I Become a Librarian ...
A StoryChasers dot tv Production

[scene opens with an older female librarian (long blonde hair, white blouse) speaking directly to the camera]
LEE ANN: When I become a librarian, I will sit at the circulation desk and glare menacingly at anyone who dares to ask me a question ...
[cut to another female librarian (long red hair, black shirt) reading a copy of Chris Crutcher's "Angry Management", as she puts it down and speaks directly to the camera]
ANGELA: I will make teachers too scared to ask me for anything!
[cut to a young female librarian (long brown hair, white shirt) standing next to a large-screen CRTV, speaking directly to the camera]
SANDY A: I will watch the big-screen television, which was purchased with PTA money ...
[cut to an older female librarian (short black hair, glasses) holding an iPad and speaking directly to the camera]
SUSAN: I'm too old for this new technology!
[cut to an older female librarian (brown hair, glasses, blue shirt) holding an old encyclopedia and speaking directly to the camera]
REGINA: If a Nineteen Seventy Six World Book was good enough for me ...
[she opens the book]
REGINA: It's good enough for my students!
[cut to an older female librarian (white hair, glasses, purple sweater) holding a finger to her lips while speaking directly to the camera]
SANDY AZ: I will fiercely shush anyone who speaks above a whisper!
[cut to an African American female librarian (short black hair, white dress) standing in the stacks, holding a book while speaking directly to the camera]
KRISTI: Does this book have a test?
[she holds up a sheet of blue stickers, then points to the book's spine]
KRISTI: Does this book have a dot?
[she shakes her head]
KRISTI: No? Then you can't have it!
[cut to an older female librarian (blonde hair, Disneyland t-shirt) speaking directly to the camera]
JAMIE: "Diary of a Wimpy Kid"? "Baby Mouse?"
[she holds up a copy of "Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants"]
JAMIE: "Captain Underpants"? Silly fluff! We'll have none of that in my library!
[she tosses the book over her shoulder]
JAMIE: Libraries are for learning, not for fun!
[cut to a young female librarian (curly brown hair, white blouse, red and white striped pants) holding open an art encyclopedia while speaking directly to the camera]
MARY: I will black out all bad words and bad pictures in our library books!
[she proceeds to put a piece of tape over a Renaissance painting of a bare-breasted woman, then cut to an older female librarian (long blonde hair, glasses, pink blouse) standing in the stacks and speaking directly to the camera]
MICHELLE: When I become a librarian, I will tell teachers who need my help ... that is not in my job description!
[cut to an older female librarian (brown hair, green t-shirt) sitting next to some TVs in a supply closet]
PEGGY: I will manage equipment and textbooks ... The kids will wait!
[cut to an older female librarian (red hair, cats eye glasses, blue shirt) pointing to a row of books on the shelf while speaking directly to the camera]
CASSI: The books will remain in order all year! Students are not welcome here!
[cut to an older female librarian (short black hair, glasses, blue blouse) speaking directly to the camera]
DEBBIE: I will make sure that students know how annoyed I am when I have to stop and help them find books ...
[she resumes reading a copy of "Seventeen" magazine, then cut to an older female librarian (short blonde hair, black blouse) holding copies of "Manga Mania" and Scott McCloud's "Understanding Comics"]
RHONDA: Students may only check out books that they can take a test on!
[cut to an older female librarian (brown hair, red blouse) speaking directly to the camera]
ANDREA: I will take the joy out of reading ...
[she holds up a copy of Avi's "Crispin: At The End of Time" in front of her face, and begins reading]

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