Qualified Teacher Librarians are certificated teachers with specialized training in running strong school libraries, including encouraging reading, teaching research skills, digital citizenship, and media literacy. In a world full of misinformation, teaching students how to access, evaluate, and ethically use information is critical.

Research shows that students with access to strong school library programs under the direction of qualified Teacher Librarians:

• have higher reading, writing, and information literacy test scores and higher graduation rates. This is especially true of students in Title I (low income) schools or English Language Learner programs.

• have access to high-quality materials to support their personal interests, learning, and growth.

• have more and better access to educational technology to support learning.

• have access to diverse library collections that allow them to both see their own experience in literature and explore the experiences of others, building self-esteem, understanding, and empathy.

• view the library as a safe space where their interests are valued and honored.

• know how to find, evaluate, and create the information they need to be successful in college and careers.

• receive specific, appropriate instruction in information, digital, and media literacy as well as digital citizenship.

See the infographics below for more information.  Links to more research about the impact of  certificated Teacher Librarians is listed beneath the infographic, and you can find a list of studies here.