Advocacy Resources
NJEA Commercial with Karen Grant
NBC News Segment Highlighting
the Work and Value of School Librarians
https://njasl.org/resources/Videos/wnbc.mp4
Thank you to Iveth Mollinedo, Beth Thomas, Mary Moyer and Tricina Strong-Beebe for their participation.
Administrators on AASL StandardsAdministrators Partner with School LibrariansAdministrators on School Librarians Leading Collaboration |
NJASL Press Releases
2021 NJASL Press Release on Survey of NJ School Boards Candidates.
NJASL Position Statements
School Library and Classroom Reading Collections: Both essential to promote literacy, share common purposes and goals while providing unique scope and support for students. (2004)
School Library Media Research Studies
NJASL/CISSL Study--School Libraries: Now More than Ever
School Libraries: A Lesson in Student Success (2018) - A printable two-page updated version of the NJASL Infographic above.
NJASL Administrator Infographic (2021)
AASL School Librarians Transform Learning Infographic (2014)
Roles of School Library Media Specialists
School Library Media Specialist Job Description
NJ Department of Education adopts AASL wording into NJ Student Learning Standards (May 2016)
"School Librarians are Uniquely Positioned to Enhance Student Learning,” a two-page document that illustrates how school librarians facilitate learning, is now available by clicking the title. Use it to remind stakeholders how you and your school library program can be indispensable to your school community and promote learning skills students need to achieve. The document includes quotes from recent research in over 21 state studies and an informative graphic. (August 2018)
Other Advocacy Resources
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School Libraries as the Foundation for Information Literacy Skills: This paper, written from the perspective of a school, public, and academic librarian, discusses why school librarians are essential: not only for the K-12 students, but for information professionals and users of information everywhere.