Resilience and Sustainability
School libraries and campus librarians have responded to the COVID-19 crisis with remarkable strength.
In the coming school year, campus librarians are preparing both (1) to offer library instruction in blended and remote environments and (2) to provide library services under still undetermined conditions.
These two problems of practice will provide the focus for CLN this year. Together, we will use both resilience and sustainability to support our students and grow our library programs.
Continuous Improvement of Library Instruction
As stated in the introduction to the Empire State Information Fluency Continuum, "Inquiry is a fundamental building block of teaching and learning that empowers students to follow their sense of wonder into new discoveries and insights about the way the world works."
Learner independence, grounded in learner inquiry, is vital in every school day; remote and blended learning increases demands on these learner skills.
Working this year in small professional learning communities, campus librarians will explore and extend their use of library instruction to support learner inquiry skills.
School Libraries during Remote and Blended Learning
The Campus Librarian Network will continue to support school librarians working during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Spring 2020, this entailed shifting our workshops to weekly, online meetings addressing topics as they arose after NYC schools were closed.
In SY2020-21, workshops will continue to meet online, and topics will be selected from the NYCSLS Translation of Practice for School Librarians.
CLN Professional Practice Workshops will be offered every three weeks.
DATES
October 20: Information and Sign Up
PLCs will meet monthly to set goals and review progress
November 10
December 8
January 12
February 9
March 16
April 13
May 11
June 1: Sharing PLC Accomplishments
DATES AND TOPICS
Links lead to (a) registration page for future sessions, or (b) agenda and resources for past sessions.
SORA in the Campus Library
The Status of Reopening: Notes from the Field
Following-up on Reopening Notes
Introducing the Library Instructions PLCs
Using Sora to Support Teacher/Colleague Outreach
Collection Development in a Pandemic
Social-Emotional Wellness for You and Your Students
Breaking News: Being Ready for the Moment BEFORE the Moment (prospective resources)
Creating a Welcoming Digital Space
How to Do a Campaign to Promote Your Library Program
Teaching Digital Citizenship Using the ESIFC
Engaging Students with Digital Collections--Summer Reading
Connecting with Community Partners
Sharing PLC Accomplishments
Celebrating the Year's Accomplishments