School librarians help train students to be effective acquirers, evaluators, and users of ideas and information--a necessary skill for survival in the information-rich society. From this stance, school librarians are definitely caregivers. But the author argues that this does not get to the heart of the matter: Librarianship usually translates into a focus on concrete aspects of the profession, such as collection development, use of new media, and the design of programs to promote readership, rather than the affective nature of the vocation. In this article, the author contends that there should be a greater emphasis in school librarianship on care-based practices. She describes specific educational practices that are likely to promote caring librarian-student relationships and help students' minds function better.