School Library Connection | Organization & Management

Future Forward

Kim Gangwish

As a school librarian, what you make available to your students can have lifelong impact on them. Providing them with materials that open their eyes, expand their imaginations, and teach valuable lessons is an important part of being a member of not only the school community, but the community in which they live.

Management Matters

Lori Donovan

It Takes a Village: Community Engagement and Library Management

In order to develop learners with an inclusive mindset and have learners work towards an understanding and appreciation of a global society, school librarians need to develop programming that utilizes resources from within and outside of the school community.

Dear Dara

Dara

Lament of the Laminator

Dear Dara—I'm the new librarian at my middle school. I've gathered that the previous librarian did all the laminating for the school. I don't want to burn bridges with teachers, but I really don't want to spend time laminating all this stuff either!

Features

Sparking Humanities Conversations with Rural Community Partnerships

by Annette Lamb

A focus on cultural heritage is an effective way to gather the community together and bring local history alive for students. Whether your community is large or small, partnerships are the key to connecting youth with a variety of resources and opportunities. Reach outside your library to spark meaningful learning experiences. Read More

Developing a Positive School Culture through #TeamLibrary

by Debby Kelly

When I joined the library at Woodbridge Senior High School three years ago, I was mentored and partnered by Beth Bowen. Together with our library media assistant and our "Duplication Engineer," (collectively known as #TeamLibrary) we embraced positivity as a core value and set out to infuse all of our programming with it. Read More

Cataloging for Makerspaces

by Catherine Sassen, Diane Robson and Kevin Yanowski

Although many school libraries include makerspaces, their catalogs do not always provide information about makerspace resources. Cataloging these resources can benefit school library users and staff in several ways. Read More

One-Question Surveys

What's Your Best Strategy to Promote Reading?

The Librarian's Wish List

What's Your Must-Do Summer Recharge Activity?

Ensuring the Library Program Is Inclusive for ALL Students

Research that Informs the Work of School Librarians

Advocacy: School Librarians' Influencing Decision Makers in Local Contexts

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