Do you have a School Library Plan? Does it include a collection development section explaining how you choose resources for your school library? Now would be a great time to create one if you don’t already have one. Do you have new school librarians in your district? At your next meeting, ask them if they need any help with this. Here are some things to get you started.
School Library Collection Criteria from ALA
The Representation of Social Groups in U. S. Educational Materials and Why it Matters, A Research Overview, Amanda LaTasha Armstrong
Standards for Selecting Materials for Classroom Collections and School Libraries An Addendum to the NYC DOE Collection Development Policy
Can Diverse Books Save Us? In a divided world, librarians are on a mission. School Library Journal, 2018
University of Maryland University Libraries Collection Development Policies
Frederick Douglass High School Media Center Collection Development Policy (thank you, Kelli Reno)
Howdy, KY School Librarians,
In addition to the resources James shared, I would also point you to two lists derived from a study of school district selection policies by April Dawkins and Emily Edison. The first is appended to the School Library Research article, and the other is at the end of April’s and Emily’s interview with Rebecca Morris that was published in School Library Connection. Citations and links below—though I can’t promise that the SLC link will work (but you are all eligible for access to SLC thanks to KET, so maybe contact James if you aren’t able to access the SLC article independently).
Dawkins, A. M., & Eidson, E. C. (2021). A content analysis of district school library selection policies in the United States. School Library Research, 24. https://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/pubs/slr/vol24/SLR_SelectionPolicies_V24.pdf
Morris, Rebecca J. (2022, December). Research into practice. District selection policies: An interview with April Dawkins and Emily Eidson. School Library Connection, Article 2294203. https://schoollibraryconnection.com/Content/Article/2294203?terms=dawkins&topicCenterId=2247903&citeId=2
-Dr. Maria Cahill, University of Kentukcy