Advocacy Resources to Use with Local Administrators and School Committee

From Massachuetts Power: A Parents Guide to School Libraries:

School Libraries Work! Scholastic, 2008 edition

Ask adminstrators and school committees to support MSLA in requesting BOE:

Topics & Trends: School Libraries and Student Achievement. Phi Delta Kappa. Volume 7, issue 4, November 2007.

Weil, Eric. Meet Your New School Library Media Speciliast. Scholastic Administr@tor, Febraruary 2008.

Bertland, Linda. Resources for School Librarians: School Library Leadership.

Sites that are useful when it becomes necessary to have a chat with your administrator about the role of the library.

Joyce Valenza's Advocacy Video, March 2008. 

Christopher Harris. An Administrator's Guide to School Libraries, 2007.

The State of America's Libraries: School Libraries. ALA, April 2008.

The Principal’s Manual for the School Library Media Program A two page guide to evaluating a school library media program produced by AASL

Why Principals Need School Library Programs:  Virginia Library  Assocation:  Powerpoint from Virginia School Library Group explaining why principals need school libraries--excellent model for Massachusetts to think about using

School Libraries and the Educational Ecosystem:  Great article about how school libraries contribute in significant ways to 21st century learning

 13 Point Checklist for administrators:  Library guru Doug Johnson developed a good, thorough checklist that administrators can use to evaluate their school's library and library program.