After many years working as a public school educator and school librarian, it is evident to the author that the relationships librarians cultivate with school library stakeholders--students, teachers, staff members, administrators, families, and community members--are the most critical ingredient to creating and maintaining vibrant modern-day school libraries. This article discusses how to create a human-centered library that emphasizes the value of relationships, librarians can focus on five areas in their school libraries: (1) space; (2) collection; (3) instruction; (4) programming; and (5) self-care.