Making the Case for School Libraries. Are You up to Date on the ...

Poverty & Reading: The Sad and Troubling Loss of School Libraries ...

But, next to hunger and healthcare, one of the worst losses for children in poor schools is the loss of a school library with a real librarian.

School Libraries Impact Studies

This article briefly addresses findings by the Library Research Service that 45 percent of students in grades three through ten increased their CSAP test scores ...

Banned Books – Top 3 Pros and Cons - ProCon.org

60% of parents believe school libraries should restrict access to books by age or require parental permission to check out a book; 57% believe ...

Understanding Banning Books In Schools And Public Libraries | ACE

Following the banning of books as being “anti-American, anti-Christian, anti-Semitic, and explicit,” the 1982 Supreme Court case, Island Trees ...

School Librarians Explore Possibilities of ChatGPT

“Here in Washington state we do not have library assistants, and our elementary libraries have two or three schools or you have one librarian ...

Importance of the school library in learning — the research

Research shows that school libraries have a positive impact on student literacy and learning outcomes. Read a selection of research reports illustrating the ...

How your school library can help pupils and staff

If your school does not already have a central library collection – and National Literacy Trust (NLT) research tells us that one in eight ...

Is your library stuck in the 20th Century? - Elementary Librarian

In my opinion, the best thing you can do is gently voice your concerns to your librarian and come up with some new ideas together. You should also develop a ...

Library Lifeline part 2: Successfully managing book stock in your ...

The School Library Association (SLA), therefore, recommend you don't have books over 10 years old on your shelves. Make sure you are regularly ...

National Education Association | NEA

The National Education Association (NEA) is more than 3 million people—educators, students, activists, workers, parents, neighbors, friends—who believe in ...

School Libraries Are Essential

In too many schools, school library budgets and school librarian positions are being cut. This puts our children's education and work- force readiness at peril.

Starting in a school library, mid-year | Always Your Librarian

Starting in a school library, mid-year · Print class lists and check in with all teachers ASAP. Why? · Decide if seats will be assigned. · Keep the ...

What is a Collection Development Policy and how do you create one?

I was at a recent CPD event with school librarians and the discussion turned to book banning in US schools. It was interesting how many of ...

7 Challenges for school libraries – revisited - Softlink

Our library is grossly undersized for the needs of the school. It is also in very poor physical condition. The combined effect makes the library ...

Where the Supreme Court stands on banning books

The case specifically focused on the school library and was not about curriculum in the classroom. A school board on Long Island, New York, ...

BOARD OF EDUCATION v. PICO, 457 U.S. 853 (1982) | FindLaw

The case originated from the Island Trees Union Free School District in New York. The school board removed several books from the library that it deemed ...

Got a minute? Instruction tune-up for time pressed librarians

It is apparent by now that technology and the financial climate in the United States have made it impossible for libraries to simply be book repositories. For ...

Great School Libraries campaign: share your story - NACE

Submitted case studies will be reviewed with a view to identifying themes – adding rich evidence to our belief that school libraries make an important ...

View of School Libraries and COVID-19 - Publishing at the Library

This website uses cookies to ensure you ... and such is the case at School Libraries Worldwide. ... creating and expanding makerspaces is forefront in their minds.

FAQ on school library media specialist roles and responsibilities - UFT

... up-to-date library. There must be open access periods for ... They should discuss how they will create an environment in the school library ...