Librarians & Library Media Specialists

Best Practices

  • Supporting students' access to information through digital book resources, individual websites, and library catalog systems.

  • Supporting educators by assisting in the curation of resources during this time.

  • Collaborating with colleagues to provide resources to support learning at home.

Considerations

  • What access will students have from home to digital resources from our library?

  • What do educators need support with regarding resources and copyright?

  • Can you offer office hours for students and/or educators to meet with you in order to learn more about how you might support them?

Guiding Questions for Librarians and Library Media Specialists

  • How can you determine what technology and internet access all students have to the resources the school library can provide?

  • What resources do you currently have available via your school library system which students and educators can access for free from home? How do the students and educators know they have access to these? How can you communicate that access?

  • What resources are now free and available to help you curate and support students and teachers? Consider our Free Online Content Resource list.

  • Do your educators understand the intricacies of copyright and what they can legally use online as far are their resources are concerned? How could you help support them in understanding copyright? Do you know which books are allowed to be read out loud or recorded via digital means during COVID-19? Consider our Copyright Information.

  • How could you help support the literacy of your students via resources you currently have access to? Can students "check out" a book from the library? Do they have access to a digital library they can use?

Additional Resources

Ask a Librarian

Now that it is confirmed that students and teachers will not return to buildings for the remainder of the school year, Chat with a Librarian is ready to support your students and teachers with providing online support for research, finding a good e-book to read, locating primary source materials, and more. Go here to Chat.