Welcome
to Ridgewood School Libraries
“Across the United States, research has shown that students in schools with good school libraries learn more, get better grades, and score higher on standardized test scores than their peers in schools without libraries. From Alaska to North Carolina, more than 60 studies have shown clear evidence of this connection between student achievement and the presence of school libraries with qualified school library media specialists.” – from School Libraries Work by Scholastic Research. Read more...
OUR MISSION
The Library Media Centers of Ridgewood Public Schools act as dynamic agents of student learning. Each Library Media Center occupies a vital role in helping students and staff become effective users of ideas and information. The program fosters a lifelong enjoyment of reading and focuses on the development of a community of learners.
Standards for the 21st Century Learner
(American Assn of School Librarians)
School libraries are essential to the
development
of learning skills.
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School librarians collaborate with teachers to provide instruction, learning strategies, and practice in using the essential learning skills needed in the 21st century.
Read the 21st Century Standards
by clicking on the image above.
Rutgers University completed an extensive 2-year study of New Jersey School Libraries. The study was conducted by The Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries at Rutgers.
"The findings showed that New Jersey school libraries and the work of school librarians contribute in rich and diverse ways to the intellectual life of a school, and to the development of students who can learn and function in a rich, complex and increasingly digital information environments. It concluded that school libraries in New Jersey that are staffed by certified school librarians provide common information grounds for supporting learning across the school through engagement with information, with particular emphasis on developing students' abilities to interact with information and to use it to learn well, and in addition, is a critical dimension in supporting reading and literacy development in the schools."
To read the complete study, go to http://cissl.rutgers.edu/