Campus Librarian's Handbook
Campus Librarian's Handbook
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Introduction
Introduction
Welcome to the Campus Librarian's Handbook.
What is a campus librarian? As noted in The Co-Location Handbook, “Sharing space has become common in New York City Public Schools” (NYCDOE, 2d Ed, Spring 2017). In New York CIty, a campus library is shared among several schools co-located in the same building; the campus librarian is the pedagogue who supports these schools with that library’s programs and resources.
The goal of this document is to support New York City school librarians, administrators, and stakeholders in the unique context of a campus to develop a school library program to serve all students. Librarians who read and use this document will be able to:
- understand the unique qualities of a campus school library
- use best practices for serving multiple school populations
- communicate effectively with multiple principals, administrators, and teachers
- analyze their own strengths and challenges
- maximize their personal strengths to manage the library
- identify library needs and personnel and resources that can help meet those needs
- create and manage a library advisory council
The Campus Librarian Network, a joint program of the Astor Center for Public School Libraries and the New York City School Library System, supports school librarians whose library supports multiple schools, including at least one secondary school, that share a campus; campus libraries were most often created when one large high school was replaced by multiple small high schools.
For more information, please contact us at schoollibraries@newvisions.org.
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