What value statements guide school librarians as we meet challenges such as equitable access and opportunity gaps?
Although school librarians and classroom educators share values such as collaboration, innovation, and literacy as a path to school success and lifelong learning, we have a unique set of values that positively impact the entire learning community: equity, diversity, inclusion, and intellectual freedom. It takes commitment and leadership to enact school librarian core values. It also takes courage to stand up for social justice in our school communities.
Join Peter Langella, Suzanne Sannwald, and Kristin Fraga Sierra as they share how they have integrated social justice practices into their school librarian core values. Moderated by Judi Moreillon, this will be a lively and thought-provoking conversation!
Of interest to practicing school librarians and library students
Discuss how leadership and collaboration go hand in hand
Get and share ideas for leading in a values-centered learning community
Peter Langella (he/him) is a librarian at Champlain Valley Union HS in Vermont, where he co-advises the Racial Alliance Committee and Gender Sexuality Alliance. Peter also works as a school librarianship instructor at the University of Vermont and an English instructor at Northern Vermont University. He was a 2017 Fellow at The Rowland Foundation, a member of the first Induction Leadership Cohort with the American Association of School Librarians, and the co-recipient of the Vermont School Library Association's 2020 Outstanding School Librarian Award. Peter is also the co-founder and co-organizer of Teen Lit Mob Vermont, the state's only teen literary festival. Connect with him on Twitter @PeterLangella.
Judi Moreillon, MLS, PhD, is a literacies and libraries consultant. She earned her master's in library science and her doctorate in education at the University of Arizona. Judi is a former school librarian who served at all three instructional levels. She taught preservice school librarians for twenty-one years, most recently as an associate professor. Judi has five professional books for school librarians to her credit. Most recently, she edited and contributed to Core Values in School Librarianship: Responding with Commitment and Courage (Libraries Unlimited 2021). Judi's homepage is http://storytrail.com; she tweets @CactusWoman and can be reached at info@storytrail.com.
Suzanne Sannwald, MLIS, is a teacher librarian at West Hills High School in Santee, CA. Suzanne completed the teacher librarian credential program and earned her master of library and information science from San José State University's School of Information, where she is now a course instructor. As a Spectrum Scholar and AASL Induction Program alumnus, she mashes up her previous professional experiences as a classroom teacher, classified employee, and technology administrator at the middle, high school, and higher education levels within both public and corporate settings. Connect with her on Twitter: @suzannesannwald
Kristin Fraga Sierra, MEd, is the teacher librarian at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington. She is advisor of Project Lit Abes Book Club, a chapter of grassroots literacy movement the Project Lit Community. Kristin co-wrote a chapter in the book Core Values in School Librarianship: Responding with Commitment and Courage (Libraries Unlimited, 2021). As a Cuban-American, she is a proud member of the Latinx community. Connect on Instagram and Twitter @lincolnabesread or school library blog: lincolnabesread.wordpress.com
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MLA Citation
Langella, Peter, Suzanne Sannwald, and Kristin Fraga Sierra. "Core Values in School Librarianship: Collaborating for Social Justice." School Library Connection, July 2021, schoollibraryconnection.com/content/webinar/2265214?learningModuleId=2265214&topicCenterId=2247902.
Chicago Citation
Langella, Peter, Suzanne Sannwald, and Kristin Fraga Sierra. "Core Values in School Librarianship: Collaborating for Social Justice." School Library Connection, July 2021. https://schoollibraryconnection.com/content/webinar/2265214?learningModuleId=2265214&topicCenterId=2247902.
APA Citation
Langella, P., S. Sannwald, and K. Fraga Sierra. (2021, July). Core values in school librarianship: Collaborating for social justice [Video]. School Library Connection. https://schoollibraryconnection.com/content/webinar/2265214?learningModuleId=2265214&topicCenterId=2247902