This Friday, March 9, is the official deadline for Pennsylvania school librarians to volunteer themselves and to nominate administrators and teachers to participate in surveys for the Supporting the Infrastructure of 21st Century School Library Programs research project. At this … Continue reading
A lot of progress is being made on this project. Here are a few updates: At this writing, 448 Pennsylvania school librarians have responded to our appeal that they volunteer themselves and nominate (or recommend) up to 3 administrators and … Continue reading
Hot off the press: a new study of New Jersey school libraries by Drs. Ross Todd, Carol Gordon, and Ya-Ling Lu of Rutgers University’s Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries.
Congratulations to the Jefferson County Public Schools librarians and their advocates, who successfully defended school librarian positions at elementary and middle school levels from recommended cuts. It was a great example of old-fashioned, face-to-face advocacy coupled with social-media advocacy. For … Continue reading
Today, it was my privilege to be invited to visit one of Colorado’s Highly Effective School Libraries, the library at Kaiser Elementary School in Denver. I was welcomed by principal Elinor Roller, who proudly introduced me to her teacher librarian, … Continue reading
As of this morning, the five-year evaluation survey for Colorado’s state Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) program is open. It asks library leaders in the state to evaluate the state library’s performance on the last five-year plan (2007-12) and … Continue reading
As of this morning, the volunteer / nomination appeal is open for the IMLS-funded Pennsylvania School Library Infrastructure Study. Pennsylvania school librarians are being asked to volunteer themselves for a survey and to nominate up to 3 administrators and up … Continue reading
On the website of the Pennsylvania school library infrastructure study, there is now a slideshow of the mid-January Professional Judgment Panel. That group of school library experts advised us on issues that informed the design of that study’s forthcoming surveys … Continue reading
Congratulations to school library advocates across the land. The White House petition calling for a school library in every school passed the critical 25,000 signatures mark, which means it will get an official White House response. Click here to see … Continue reading
Late last week, my RSL Research Group colleagues and I delivered a prospectus for an impact study of Limitless Libraries, a unique resource-sharing partnership involving Nashville Public Library and the Metro Nashville Public Schools. The NPL administration gave the prospectus … Continue reading