In each chapter, she explains the
many roles of the school librarian: teacher, instructional partner, information specialist, instructional leader, and program administrator.
The book provides inspiration and guidance for the creation of national school library standards and for the development and use of standards and guidelines to change school library practice, to define the
teaching role of school librarians, to guide the initial preparation of school librarians, and to advocate for school library services.
A former high school librarian, Ray has been nationally recognized for transforming
the role of the school librarian into a technological innovator in schools.
The role of the school librarian (or media specialist, as they are often called now) has evolved greatly.
«Position Statement on
the Role of the School Librarian in Reading Development.»
We've identified three trends that we see as most affecting
the role of the school librarian in the near future.
This tool can help you begin to connect the AASL Standards to
the role of the school librarian and school library in order to address what matters to your stakeholders.
View the related Position Statement on
the Role of the School Librarian in Senior / Capstone Projects.
In partnership with Achieve, AASL has released Implementing the Common Core State Standards:
The Role of the School Librarian, an action brief on the role of school librarians in the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
Eileen Makoff, a school librarian with a New York City Public School: The Magnet School for Environmental Studies and Community Wellness, will lead the discussion and present solid reasoning for
the role of the school librarian to foster inclusion of fiction in curriculum teaching and learning.
The role of a school librarian is to gather, organize and promote information resources of the school library.