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2022 ALA Emerging Leaders-Team D – American Association of School Librarians, 2024
To support school librarians as they strive to develop learners who critically curate their own resources and include multiple perspectives, American Association of School Librarians (AASL) tasked a 2022 American Library Association (ALA) Emerging Leaders team with developing a guide for school librarians based on the Curate Shared Foundation in…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Library Instruction, Library Services
2024 ALA Emerging Leaders-Team A – American Association of School Librarians, 2024
To help school librarians develop learners' abilities to contribute to teams that can capitalize on a diversity of thinking and perspective, AASL tasked a 2024 ALA Emerging Leaders team with creating a guide for school librarians based on the Collaborate Shared Foundation in the "National School Library Standards." Working effectively in…
Descriptors: Librarians, School Libraries, Media Specialists, Librarian Teacher Cooperation
Anna Granias; Anne Li – Wilder Research, 2025
In spring 2024, the Multicounty Multitype Library Systems, supported by State Library Services, conducted a census of K-12 public and charter schools in Minnesota to learn about the status of school libraries. A total of 1,528 out of 1,777 eligible schools completed the census. The findings can help legislators, school staff, librarians, and…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Public Schools, Charter Schools, Educational Legislation
Odin L. Jurkowski – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2024
For school librarians, technology is an essential component of their work. To meet the growing need in this area, Odin Jurkowski first wrote Technology and the School Library in 2006. To address the technological advancements, Jurkowski provides an overview of the types of technologies used in school libraries, from traditional low-tech options to…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Library Automation, Library Development, Library Networks
Jillian Rudes – Knowledge Quest, 2022
If you are ready to add a Manga collection to your school library, Rudes offers everything you need to know to get started. Understanding Manga, how this genre connects to reading and literacy, as well as programming, and titles by age group are offered to get you started.
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Library Services, Library Materials
Casey Grenier; Lauren Lynn – Knowledge Quest, 2022
Grenier and Lynn present collection development strategies that include student voice, diversity audits, and the value of weeding.
Descriptors: School Libraries, Library Materials, Library Services, Student Participation
Liz Philippi; Becky Calzada – Knowledge Quest, 2022
Calzada and Philippi approach the topic of collection development by using Kerby's (2019) four steps, including (1) knowing your standards, (2) knowing your learners, (3) knowing the curriculum, and (4) identifying your selection criteria.
Descriptors: Library Services, Library Materials, School Libraries, State Standards
Susan D. Ballard; Sara Kelly Johns – ALA Editions, 2023
What is your school library's brand? This book will help school librarians improve their practice and strengthen their influence within their learning communities, increasing positive perceptions of school libraries through developing a brand in alignment with the AASL Standards. Branding isn't just for companies and celebrities. Your school…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Marketing, Reputation, Library Development
Rachel Altobelli; Nancy Jo Lambert – Knowledge Quest, 2022
Altobelli and Lambert reflect on recent attacks on the LBGTQ+ community and the tendency to assume representing this community in a school library collection isn't necessary. They ask readers to consider, what about learners whose identities a school librarian may or may not know. They offer both LGBTQ+ term definitions as well as collection and…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Inclusion, Library Materials, Library Services
Pekoll, Kristin – Knowledge Quest, 2020
School libraries are no longer solely repositories for the information that has traditionally been published in books. School library professionals are providing education and access to information in many different formats and technologies. The role of the school librarian is much more than just literacy; it is about visibility, culture, and…
Descriptors: Censorship, School Libraries, Childrens Literature, Access to Information
2023 ALA Emerging Leaders-Team A – American Association of School Librarians, 2024
This activity guide provides scenarios, questions for further discussion, and sample activities for each of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Standards Frameworks--Learner, School Librarian, and School Library--across the four Domains--Think, Create, Share, and Grow. These engaging activities will support school librarians in…
Descriptors: Guides, Inquiry, Learning Activities, School Libraries
Kerby, Mona – ALA Editions, 2019
Applying an informal and practical approach, Kerby provides beginning librarians with the essential steps to effectively manage a vibrant school library collection. Kerby argues that building a quality collection is no longer enough and offers strategies to ensure that learners actively engage with the materials. Supported by the "National…
Descriptors: Library Services, Library Materials, School Libraries, Library Policy
Anderson, Amelia – ALA Editions, 2021
This second edition provides key information, updated program ideas, and practical tips that will help library workers feel more prepared to serve members of this prevalent population. Since the first edition of this landmark guide was published, there has been increased interest in services for library patrons on the autism spectrum; indeed, more…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Adolescents
Hancock, Lori Coffey; Kozaka, Amanda; Mackley, Allison – Knowledge Quest, 2019
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Standards are an invitation to explore the endless possibilities of "why." The standards provide permission to take risks, to step beyond the comfort of four walls to truly stretch and grow. The AASL Standards provide a common language for school library stakeholders that bring into…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Library Services, Public Libraries, Institutional Cooperation
Elisabet Kennedy – ALA Editions, 2023
School librarians have always connected learners' life experiences, cultures, and communities to materials, projects, and processes. As schools look to make these connections within the classroom and to the curriculum, school librarians are perfectly poised to lead and model meaningful steps toward a culturally responsive mindset. "Embracing…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Culturally Relevant Education, Librarians, Role