Library PD

Professional Development Opportunities and Connections for Librarians

AASL: Learning Standards and Program Guidelines: AASL's learning standards serve as a tool for school librarians to use to support the student learning.

AASL: Crosswalks: provides downloadable documents that help assist with collaboration and planning between library and national standards. A searchable web-based crosswalk will become available in 2019.

Booklist Online: Booklist Webinars : an archive of Booklist's free webinars that support librarians in collection development and readers' advisory.

Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship: presents new digital citizenship lessons for grades 3-5. Create a free educator account to gain access to gain access to all of the resources.

COMPanion: Alexandria Librarian Support: Alexandria Librarian software support mediawiki, where you can access training videos and documents.

Copyright for Librarians: Berkman Center for Internet & Society and Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL) joint project that provides librarians in developing and transitional countries with information concerning copyright law.

edWeb.net: join professional learning communities to gain access to a wealth of free online webinars that you can actively participate in or, that provide you with an archived version that you can view at your convenience (Certificates of Attendance are available).

Elementary Librarian: Jocelyn, an Elementary Librarian, offers timely and practical advice on her blog, as well as lesson plans, activities, and resource recommendations designed to integrate the Common Core standards and AASL standards into elementary libraries.

Future Ready Librarians: provides librarians with a framework, webinars, and other resources to support of collaboration and digital learning in schools.

Library Learners: Getting Started: offers advice on how to get started with centers in your library.

Library of Congress: Librarians and Archivists: resources for librarians and archivists from the Library of Congress.

LIIIITES MODEL: (pronounced "Lights") provides a professional development guide for the Learning Commons initiative to make the library a center for teaching and learning, essentially making the library the "Hub of the School".

LM_Net Listserv: LM_NET is a discussion group open to school library media specialists worldwide, and to people involved with the school library media field. Ask for input, share ideas and information, link programs that are geographically remote, make contacts, etc.

New Hampshire School Library Media Association: NHSLMA, a professional organization representing school library media professionals and paraprofessionals, provides members with a forum for the exchange of ideas and opportunities for professional growth through publications, conferences, and staff development workshops. Join the NHSLMA listserv!

New Hampshire Society for Technology in Education: NHSTE, a professional organization that shares ways to transform teaching and learning with technology. The NH Connected project links you to a calendar of PD opportunities offered from participating educational organizations.

Plymouth State University: offers a comprehensive media program for those who are interested in pursuing a career in library media. There are several degree options available to fit the needs of your educational journey.

Resources for Librarians: curation of links to resources for school librarians.

Resources for School Librarians: Information Skills Instruction: a directory of sites that provide library lesson plans for busy librarians maintained by Linda Bertland, a retired school librarian from Philadelphia, PA.

The School Library Media Specialist: Collection Development Resources: provides a wide range of collection development resources for school librarians, developed by Annette Lamb and Larry Johnson.

Scissors & Glue: Makerspaces for Schools and Libraries: offers strategies and practical ideas to grow your own makerspaces.

A Simple Book Repair Manual: provides background on standard commercial book production, gives guidelines for selecting appropriate candidates for in-house book repair, and takes you step-by-step through many common in-house book repairs.

Shelby County Schools Library Services: example of a well developed K-8 library curriculum connecting lessons to AASL standards.