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it’s not just about reading anymore!

School Libraries….

What are the roles of a 21st century

school librarian?

School Librarian as Leader

Janelle Briggs Dexter/Brownville Elementary

Libraries

Why is leadership important to the Library Profession in

the 21st Century?

We need to be advocates for our profession

We work within a service oriented field Student achievement

Characteristics of Good Leadership• Being creative

• Being interactive

• Being visionary

• Empowering others (by encouraging participation and involvement)

• Being passionate about your work

"Empowering Learning Through Leadership." Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs. Chicago, IL: American Association of School Librarians, 2009. 48. Print.

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Inspire and Empower Others

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

- John F. Kennedy

Instructional Partner

Collaborate with teachers to teach lessons and integrate literature and information literacy skills into their

curriculum.

School Librarian as Instructional Partner

Melissa Balk Thousand Islands MS/HS Library

Thousand Islands Information Literacy classes

MS level classes at the 6th grade level that infuses information literacy skills with curriculum.

12th grade elective “Information Studies” course on literacy, research and Web 2.0

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What do YOU know about information literacy? Let’s see…

TRAILS results 2009-2010TRAILS 6th grade test results Fall 2009

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Collaborating with TRAILS

Share results with staff/administration Design lessons in areas of weakness Team teach to enhance learning Use and create information literacy

benchmarks for students (i.e. 8th and 12th grade)

Information SpecialistProviding 24/7 to quality resources, and teaching strategies for finding,

assessing and ethically using information.

School Librarian as Information Specialist

Krisha Greene General Brown Jr. Sr. High School Library

“Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit.”

~William Pollard

Technology tools to supplement school resources: SLS Database Subscriptions

Connects School With Global Learning Community:

Bridging the Gap Project Invitation from Mr. John Thomas,

Jefferson Community College librarian, to do a library orientation for our English 101 students.

Access to School Library System Databases

Links to outside organizations- American Library Association, etc.

Provides 24/7 Access to Library Services

ROAR (Remote Online Accessible Resources)

Web OPAC School Library Website

› Databases› E-books› Online Encyclopedias› Periodicals› Newspapers (Local, Historical, World)

Strategies for finding, assessing and using information ethically:

Teacher

“Empowers students to become critical thinkers, enthusiastic

readers, skillful researchers and ethical users of information”.

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School Librarian as Teacher

Deanna HenryKatie Beeles

Ethan JohnsonSydney CobbettRachel Wilson

LaFargeville Central School Library

LMS as Teacher

• “empowers students to become critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information”

Cite book info

– Collaborate with teachers to build quality learning experiences– Teach integrated information literacy (finding, using, and communicating

information effectively)– Motivate learners to read more– Push information beyond the LMC into the classroom and home

Program Administrator

Student achievement drives our decision

making.

School Librarian as Program Administrator

Cynthia TiddAlexandria Central School Library

The roles of the school librarian are many, but

what we all have in common is our goal to empower our students

as 21st century learners.