Advocacy
In today's world, there is intense competition for our education dollars. It is important for us to promote the best use of those dollars for ALL students in a unique and valuable way--the school library.
Library media specialists are information specialists, teachers, instructional partners, program administrators, and leaders.
Resources from Your Trusted Colleagues
The Kentucky Association of School Librarians sees a definite need around our state to help librarians and friends of school libraries promote all that 21st Century libraries and library media specialists can do to foster student achievement. Below is a curation of resources submitted by several of Kentucky's remarkable library media specialists as well as some links to national contributors. We thank them for sharing their thoughts and resources.
Your Connected Librarian Stakeholder Toolkit
by Heidi Neltner (Ft. Thomas Independent Schools)How to Advocate for Your School Library Program
by Heidi Neltner (Ft. Thomas Independent Schools) & James Allen (Eminence Independent Schools)Building Advocacy for Your School Library Program Blog Post
by Heidi Neltner (Ft. Thomas Independent Schools)What Your School Council Can Do For You
by Erin Weaver (Kenton Co. Schools)by Tara Griffith (Barren Co. Schools)
by Kentucky Deparment of Education
27 Things Your Teacher Librarian Does
by Mia MacKeekin
by Amanda Hurley (Fayette Co. Schools)
This is an active campaign in Australia from which you can pull ideas.