Creating a School Library with Impact

✍ Scribed by Chambers, Lucy, Pavey, Sarah, Roche, Caroline, Band, Barbara, Cavender, Nick, Everall, Annie, Krajewski, Ellen

• Publisher: Facet Publishing
• Tongue: English
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

School libraries are facing numerous challenges in the 21st century. The number of professionally qualified staff working in schools has fallen in recent years and, increasingly, new appointments to library positions are sorely lacking the skills and knowledge needed. While there are a number of resources available detailing how to improve your school library once it is up and running there is a dearth of books that deal with the absolute basics in a practical manner, looking at the role from the first day.

Creating a School Library with Impact: A Beginners Guide is an introductory manual for anyone entering or looking to enter the exciting world of school librarianship in primary or secondary school settings. It provides readers with everything they need to know and understand from day one from author visits, social media, reading schemes, information literacy, evaluating your library, the physical layout of your room and much more, providing an invaluable guide to those first few years in the role.

✦ Table of Contents

Introduction
Ellen Krajewski

1 The role of the library and librarian within the school
Barbara Band

2 The library environment
Barbara Band

3 Behaviour: creating a calm working environment
Sarah Pavey

4 Creating a reading rich environment
Annie Everall

5 Information and digital literacy
Sarah Pavey

6 Using technology to enhance the library experience
Caroline Roche

7 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the school library
Barbara Band

8 Advocacy, marketing and evaluating your library
Lucy Chambers

9 The primary school library
Lucy Chambers

10 Moving on: CPD and qualifications
Caroline Roche

Appendix 1 Glossary

Appendix 2 National book initiatives

Appendix 3 National book awards

Appendix 4 Links to information literacy models

Appendix 5 Links to digital literacy models

Appendix 6 Links to evaluation of information models

Appendix 7 Organisations supporting primary schools and primary school librarians.

Appendix 8 Literacy organisations for primary and secondary schools.

Appendix 9 Selected sources of information about children's books.

Appendix 10 Approximate comparison of education phases in the devolved nations