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SERVICE:
Helpfulness to patrons expands to service initiatives to self, family, school, community, and beyond. Proactive librarians create a safe, mentored, inclusive and exciting environment for all faculty and students.
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Videos & Interviews
Parent Involvement is Key!
Parent Involvement is Key!
Roseanna Gulisano (K-5th) talks with David Loertscher about the importance of including parents in the library.
The Importance of Teacher Librarians
The Importance of Teacher Librarians
K. C. Boyd (Middle School) talks with David Loertscher on the importance of T.L's in schools and the impact on learning.
Empathy Plays an Important Role in the Library.
Empathy Plays an Important Role in the Library.
Jessie Storrs (El Centro Jr. / Sr. High School) talks with David Loertscher about providing students in a youth detention facility in Sacramento, California with exceptional learning opportunities grounded in empathy. Visit Jessie's library website to get a better understanding of her library programming and fascinating Virtual Rooms like Starbooks and Edulab Virtual Makerspace.
The Library Is a Safe Space and Teacher Librarians Are Advocates for Students & the Profession.
Tamara Cox is the Teacher Librarian at Wren High School in Andersen County South Carolina where she has turned the school library into a safe space for students who are might need more than a book to read. Not only does Tamara advocate for her students at her school, she also advocates for them and teacher librarians throughout the state by serving as the South Carolina Association of School Librarians President and meeting with state legislators to ensure they know how valuable Teacher Librarians are to education.
Think Boxes
Overview
Overview Think Box: For a wider view of service and its possibilities, consider this expanded role description that credentialed librarians might lead in your school.
Serving SEL
Maker Space and SEL Think Box: Describes how Mt. Blue High School in Farmington, ME uses its Success and Innovation Center (SIC) as a problem-solving space where students can work on problems they’re having inside or outside the classroom. It is social and emotional learning and because so many libraries now have maker spaces, think through this one for the possibilities in your own school.
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