Pioneers, Settlers, and Sticks-in-the-Mud.

The article presents a message from the president of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). She talks about the librarians who forged trails and changed school libraries to become learning commons to create livable school libraries based on the pioneers' experiences. She cites the need for the pioneers, settlers and traditionalists to find a common ground to create libraries that offer learning opportunities to all students in all schools.