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) 

Leading in the Library

by James Allen (KDE), Dr. Maria Cahill (UK), Tara Griffith (Barren Co. Schools), Janet Lanham (Jefferson Co. Schools), Heidi Neltner (Ft. Thomas Independent Schools), Dr. Marty Park (KDE), Dr. Lynn Reynolds (Jefferson Co. 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)

5 Ways to Advocate for Your School Library This Year

by Ashley Cooksey (AASL Knowledge Quest)

Advocacy--Something for Everyone

by Iris Eichenlaub (AASL Knowledge Quest)

What Your School Council Can Do For You

by Erin Weaver (Kenton Co. Schools)

Advocacy U

by Tara Griffith (Barren Co. Schools)

by Tara Griffith (Barren Co. Schools)

by Kentucky Deparment of Education

NKASL Presentation

by Amanda Hurley (Fayette Co. Schools)