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You are your library's best advocate, so make your school community aware of all the strategies you use to engage students, promote reading and support colleagues.
You are your library's best advocate, so make your school community aware of all the strategies you use to engage students, promote reading and support colleagues.
Use your school's social network sites, newsletter, communications to your P&C, signage, staff room displays and your enthusiastic interactions with your students!
Use your school's social network sites, newsletter, communications to your P&C, signage, staff room displays and your enthusiastic interactions with your students!
The School Library Coalition is a cooperative working group of the school library associations in Australia including two national library organisations and five state library organisations: Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) - Australian School Library Association (ASLA) - School Library Association of New South Wales (SLANSW) - School Library Association of South Australia (SLASA) - School Library Association of Victoria (SLAV) - Queensland School Library Association (QSLA) - Western Australian School Library Association (WASLA)
Question to the House re: number of libraries in NSW public schools
Question to the House re: number of libraries in NSW public schools
2022 response to a 2021 question.
2022 response to a 2021 question.
ASLA has multiple articles relating to library advocacy, from national and international sources.
ASLA has multiple articles relating to library advocacy, from national and international sources.
Our advocacy campaigns are great opportunities for the sector to promote its value and to highlight issues of importance to the communities we serve.
Canberra, 28 March 2023
Advocacy is carefully planned, implemented with sustained effort, then evaluated and modified as needed. Advocacy aims to bring about change, establish credibility, improve understanding of the school library’s and librarian’s role.
This article contains broken links.
Lessons from the Library Advocacy Priorities Study - Webinar 1
Lessons from the Library Advocacy Priorities Study - Webinar 1
Lessons from the Library Advocacy Priorities Study - Webinar 2
Lessons from the Library Advocacy Priorities Study - Webinar 2
The Queensland School Library Association (QSLA) is partnering with other Australian school library associations to advocate for school libraries. The associations are working on the School Libraries Matter! campaign to engage parents with the goal of informing them about school libraries and sparking them into action to advocate at their child’s school.
Reports, media releases, podcasts and a downloadable poster!
Reports, media releases, podcasts and a downloadable poster!
Our mission is to ensure student access to high quality school library services.
Our mission is to ensure student access to high quality school library services.
Our vision is that every student has access to a dynamic, well-resourced school library run by qualified library staff.
Our vision is that every student has access to a dynamic, well-resourced school library run by qualified library staff.
WASLA is a member of the School Library Coalition, a cooperative working group of the school library associations in Australia including two national library organisations and five state library organisations. WASLA supports the Students need School Libraries Campaign and additional information regarding this campaign can be found at https://studentsneedschoollibraries.org.au/
17 minute recording of ABC Life Matters Hilary Harper interviewing Dr Margaret Merga and Holly Godfree: How to make reading as fun as watching TV
17 minute recording of ABC Life Matters Hilary Harper interviewing Dr Margaret Merga and Holly Godfree: How to make reading as fun as watching TV
With TV on demand, social media and so many other distractions, who's got time to read a book these days? We ask an education expert how parents can make reading a fun past-time for children. We also discuss the role of teacher librarians and the school library in engaging students.
Hi. My name is Madison. Welcome to my library. Madison's Library is where I share my thoughts about books I've read and my experiences as a librarian.
I am a teacher librarian who loves reading. I am fortunate to have worked in many school libraries as a teacher librarian. I am currently the Information Services Teacher Librarian at a secondary library in a P-12 school. I believe that reading is vital for learning and expanding worldviews, but I believe that, most importantly, reading is for enjoyment. Promoting books, face-to-face, through displays or via online marketing, is one of my favourite parts of librarianship - though hanging out with all those books is pretty cool, too.
8 Ways is featured on Madison's blog
Five ways (we know them) to advocate for our libraries and our role:
Five ways (we know them) to advocate for our libraries and our role:
- WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES
- STAFF BRIEFINGS
- BRING THE LIBRARY TO THEM
- ATTENDING MEETINGS FOR SUBJECT LEADERS
- INVITE TEACHERS AND STAFF TO ALL EVENTS
National advocacy
National advocacy
NSW parliamentary advocacy
NSW parliamentary advocacy
David Shoebridge (MLC): 20 Feb 2020 motion that all NSW public school students have access to a qualified teacher librarian in a quality school library. This received the unanimous support of the NSW Legislative Council.
David Shoebridge (MLC): 20 Feb 2020 motion that all NSW public school students have access to a qualified teacher librarian in a quality school library. This received the unanimous support of the NSW Legislative Council.
2020 NSW Parliamentary e-petition - 1606 signatures but no action
2020 NSW Parliamentary e-petition - 1606 signatures but no action
This e-petition was supported by members of the NSW Teachers Federation and the School Library Association of NSW
This e-petition was supported by members of the NSW Teachers Federation and the School Library Association of NSW
Advocacy Support
Advocacy Support
Research
Research
What the Staff in Australia_s Schools surveys tell us about teach.pdf
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